Chapter 63

• She ushers Cielo into a dimly lit, compact room, shutting the door quietly and securing the lock. She clings to the doorknob as she resumes her tale. "In that split second, Lindly was internally battling his beast while I was wrestling his aura; both of us refusing to yield. When I finally looked up to see the man, I was confronted with a face filled with repulsion. I had never felt so belittled before."
• "He spat at her feet, deeming her a pathetic excuse for a lycan, and demanded she bow to him as her king. Drunk as she was, her response was to retch all over him and his shoes. This enraged him, and he started to physically assault her, relentlessly criticizing her worthlessness. He insisted that she submit to him and recognize him as the true Lycan King. She was so intoxicated that she firmly resisted him, and his relentless beating continued until she lost consciousness.
• Upon regaining consciousness, she found herself in a pack hospital, her face a bloody, disfigured mess. She was hooked up to numerous machines, her jaw wired shut. It was then Lindly revealed that the beast who had attacked her was named Sephtis, who had threatened her life if she didn't help him claim the Alpha Princess. She had managed to call for help from a beast belonging to one of her friends, which ultimately saved them. By the time help arrived, her attacker had vanished.