Chapter 20 – Saved by the Pack
The world was a blur of shadows. Seren’s wrists burned from the iron bindings that cut into her skin, but it wasn’t just the pain that made her dizzy—it was Lucien’s presence. His every movement carried a hypnotic weight, like the air itself bent to his command.
They had dragged her into a ruined chapel at the edge of the dark woods, a place that seemed older than time itself. The roof had collapsed decades ago, letting in the silver wash of moonlight that pooled across the cracked stone floor. Vines choked the walls, and the stench of mildew clung to the air.
Lucien stood before her, tall and impossibly elegant, his pale skin glowing against the black of his clothing. His eyes—those endless crimson pits—studied her like a hunter examining prey. And yet, w
