Laura lay still on the hard bed, every inch of her body screaming with pain. The silver cuffs around her wrists burned like fire against her skin. She shifted, trying to find a position that hurt less, but it was no use.
Sleep wouldn't come. Not with Lucian's cold words echoing in her mind.
"Your real problems start soon."
What did he mean? What could be worse than being trapped in the most feared pack in the territory?
A tiny sound caught her ear. Laura froze.
Footsteps. Then soft voices.
The big wooden door to her room stayed shut, but she could hear through the crack at the bottom. Laura held her breath and strained to listen.
"Why did the Alpha bring her here?" a deep voice asked. The guard sounded confused, maybe even annoyed.
A second voice, lighter but filled with anger, ans
