Chapter 160
Annalise
The walls were thick, but not thick enough.
No matter how much I tried to block it out, no matter how many times I pressed my hands over my ears until my skull ached, the sounds still reached me.
The banging.
The screaming.
The voices that should have been familiar—should have been safe—now howling with something unnatural, something wrong.
Cassian.
Dane.
Sylus.
My mates.
Their agony had stretched across an entire day, filling the chamber beyond with an endless cycle of rage and suffering. I had counted the hours, watched as the daylight outside turned into darkness, but the torment had not stopped.
My body trembled as I sat curled on the cold stone floor, knees pulled to my chest. My fingers dug into my arms, pressing so hard I was sure I’d bruise, but not
