Maya
My eyes opened to silk sheets and golden walls.
This wasn't my tiny bedroom with its broken window and peeling paint. This was luxury. Wealth. Power.
I sat up fast, my head spinning. The bed was massive, covered in deep blue covers that probably cost more than our house. Sunlight poured through tall windows, showing me a room that belonged in a palace.
The alpha castle. They'd brought me to their home.
"You're awake."
I spun around to find all four brothers sitting in chairs arranged like a semicircle. Waiting for me. Watching me.
Stephen held a piece of paper in his hands. Official-looking, with a red seal at the bottom.
"Where am I?" My voice came out hoarse and weak.
"Our home," Elijah said with that same smirk. "Welcome to Blackwood Castle, sweetheart."
I tried to get ou
