79-Alex POV
The war was quick and devastating. Aracely was waiting, using Minerve as bait. It was a trap, and one we fell right into. He never saw it coming. Aracely had won, and the world was plunged into darkness.
Regan woke up disoriented. It was pitch black, and he couldn't see a thing. He tried to move, but his hands and feet were shackled to the wall. He tugged at his bonds, but they wouldn't budge.
"Aracely," he shouted, his voice echoing in the darkness. "Let me go!"
There was no answer but the sound of his own breathing. Suddenly, a light flared to life in front of him, blinding him for a moment. When his vision cleared, he saw Aracely, holding Hope by the hair. I whimpered quietly in the corner, feeling the terror through the mate bond, but Regan held his head up high, ange
