Chapter 40: Caged
(Eden's POV)
The sharp clang of the door's lock snapping into place echoed in the vast silence of the Pack House. My eyes narrowed as I turned, feeling the suffocating weight of the room closing in on me.
It wasn’t just the physical space—it was the prison Alexander had fashioned for me when he ordered the priestesses to continue their pointless preparations.
I clenched my fists tightly until my nails left crescents in my palms. "He won't listen," I hissed to no one in particular. "He refuses to see reason."
The so-called "guards for my protection" were stationed by every exit, each one a loyal Blackwood warrior who wouldn’t dare defy their Alpha’s orders.
No matter how carefully or casually I approached the doors, trying to gauge any opportunity to leave, I f
