The hours passed in a surreal blur for Bella, each second dragging painfully while her hunger grew. Her stomach growled loudly, a sharp reminder of her desperation. Despite the hunger, she resolutely ignored the tray of food nearby. She couldn’t risk ingesting more wolfsbane, it would weaken her bond with Banja, her wolf, further. She needed every ounce of strength she could muster for what was about to come.
The creak of the heavy dungeon door opening startled her. Her head snapped up, and her heart sank when she saw Alpha Brad and Luna Candice entering the room. The sight of them together, their air of casual cruelty, sent a chill down her spine.
Brad turned to Candice, his lips curling into a sly grin. “Well, my love,” he said smoothly, his voice dripping with mock tenderness. He lean
