ALISHA’S POV Bound by chains visible to the witch and her instigators, Lucien and I were dragged back to the palace halls. I felt weak, every last bit of energy in me slipping through my fingers. It was like I was rendered completely powerless, and I couldn’t tell what suddenly felt more exhausting—the fact that the dream life I wanted with Lucien suddenly seemed so far-fetched or how much longer we had to fight for our possible freedom. I was unaware of how I got my body to move, but in seconds, Lucien and I were in the palace halls, sprawled across the floor as we lay almost lifeless. Upon sighting us, dozens of guards immediately rushed in, everyone surprised by Kane and Camila’s presence. “Alpha, Luna!” It was almost useless, though, the witch immediately getting to work to ca