SASHA
The hardest thing I ever had to do in my life was leave my mate behind.
With each step I took away from him, my chest burned, and my body ached as if every fiber within me pleaded for me to turn back, to leap into his embrace. Yet, no matter how excruciating it was to keep running, I forced myself to do it because I knew I couldn't save him if I stayed.
Weak and unsteady, I climbed up the stairs of the dungeon, my mind a whirlwind, a relentless pounding in my head as I pushed myself to come up with a plan through the haze that blurred my thoughts. Although the adrenaline helped me fight the poison in my system, providing me with enough energy to flee, I didn’t know how long it would last.
I only slowed down when I reached the door leading outside, alerted by two men speaking on t
