Ava’s POV “AVA!” The Alpha’s voice was deep and booming, it sounded closer than I wanted to believe it was. Mia whimpered, she was flinching so hard the chair was shaking. My stomach dropped. My heart was pounding. I yanked the ropes harder desperately. Sparks flickered against my fingertips, Ella’s strength pushing through me. Smoke rose as the rope began to burn, the strong smell of burnt fibers filling the cell. Mia’s eyes widened in shock. “Your hands, Ava, you’re burning yourself—” “It doesn’t matter,” I snapped, my voice trembling. Tears stung my eyes. “I’ll burn myself to nothing if I have to but I’m getting you out of here.” The footsteps grew louder, faster and it was getting closer. The Alpha’s voice rumbled again, deeper this time, reverberating through the dungeon. “You

