Dorian POV.
Pain was the first thing that greeted me after regaining consciousness. Not the sharp pain I felt when Kael first stabbed me, but a dull ache that spread throughout my body, reminding me of the fight that night.
I don't remember how long I was unconscious, since Kael's blind stab in that cold library. All I remember is Alpha's dark, angry gaze, and the sensation of the stab coming again and again, then I fell, and everything went dark.
Now, when I came to, I found myself curled up on the damp, dark stone floor of an underground prison. The air here smelled of mold and filth. I saw my feet were chained; cold iron chains encircled my ankles, leaving only a short distance to move—my freedom was taken away, and I couldn't escape.
The servant uniform I was wearing was still clin
