(Daciana POV)
The guard’s words struck the prison corridor like thunder, yet I remained still because shock had finally become too familiar to fear.
Bardolph turned back to me slowly, and the suspicion in his eyes hurt less than it should have because I expected it now.
Ashina had vanished from his chamber, left blood on his bed, and written my name across another lie before I could even stand.
I lifted my chained wrists toward him, letting the iron speak louder than my tired mouth ever could.
“Tell me, Alpha Bardolph, how did I leave this cell, enter your chamber, harm your precious new Luna, and return to chains unseen?”
My voice was calm, but every word carried the broken pieces of love he had crushed before the pack.
The guard looked away first, shame coloring his face, because
