Lucien’s pov

I couldn’t tell what time of the day it was, all I could manage was occasionally looking at the single small window in the room.

My body ached, every part of me groaning with pain from the vervain.

How long had I been here?

Long enough for the world outside to forget me.

Long enough for my body to start turning against itself.

The chains rattled when I tried to shift, but I didn’t have the strength. The wolf inside me whimpered faintly before fading again. I could barely ...