***Axel** Darkness enveloped me, thick and suffocating, as I blinked into the void, trying to piece together how I ended up in this forsaken place. I strained to remember, feeling the remnants of fleeting memories slipping like sand through my fingers. The last thing I could recall was the bustling excitement of the day—a day that should have marked my ascent to the throne, my coronation as the rightful heir. All that anticipation, and now… this cage. I shifted uncomfortably, the cold metal bars pressing against my back and leaving me painfully aware of my predicament. I was no longer in the Royal Lycan Kingdom, and I had no idea where I was or why I was being held captive. The last sparks of memory flickered in my mind like whispers of a fading dream. I had been chatting with Chase and

