Ellie's POV
The clang of keys yanked me awake. Before I could sit up, two guards shoved the door open and hauled me to my feet.
“W-what’s happening?” I stammered, still half asleep. “Where are you taking me?”
No one answered. Cold iron cuffs snapped around my wrists.
“Please,” I tried again, stumbling as they pulled me forward, “at least tell me—”
A fist jabbed my ribs, hard enough to steal my breath.
“Keep quiet,” one guard barked.
They dragged me through the stone hallway and up into the morning light. Pack members stopped what they were doing as we passed.
“She killed the Alpha!” a woman shouted.
“Monster,” someone hissed.
“Traitor!” another spat.
A clump of dirt hit my hair. I clenched my jaw.
Fiona’s voice rang clear and cold. “Behold the murderer of our beloved John. The
