Chapter Ten
Ana
I stayed inside my room, trying my absolute best to bear the intense physical pain racking my body.
The raw cuts on my back and hands throbbed constantly. It was so hard for someone like me who was born without a wolf. Normal pack members could heal from severe whip wounds in a matter of hours, but without a wolf's presence, my healing process was slow and difficult.
I sat flat on the hard wooden floor of my bedroom, unable to get up. I couldn't even stand up straight or move my limbs. Every single small movement I tried to make felt like my entire body was being set on fire.
I slowly and carefully placed my hand over my stomach, protecting my baby, and cried in silence. Having to suffer this way, beaten and locked away by the man who had promised to protect me, wa
