Chapter 64: Dumont Leader

Terror, horror, primal fear, all in the heart of a child who can't bear to be here any longer. My wolf bursts from me, throwing herself at the sides of the cage, while I pant and moan and scream at him, at the past and the horrible, horrible future waiting for me in his care.

He laughs, indulgent. "How perfect you are in any form," he says. "But I prefer the woman to the werewolf." Again, I'm hit by power, his magic smothering my wolf and sending her spiraling down, while the girl in me curls in a corner and whimpers. I collapse on my side, my T-shirt and shorts shredded, the pretty underwear Tallah gave me clinging to me, providing at least some decency in this horror show. I know they won't last long if Andre has his way. He likes to see all of me when he works.

Resignation feels like failure. I have to fight.