CHAPTER 119

  I furrowed my brows at her words and the expression of pure terror in her eyes. What kind of place was this where the Alpha would punish a mother and son for speaking to someone kindly Or that they would hold fear of speaking with the… what was I, a slave That’s what I was, a slave.

  What was more confusing was, as I came up to the woman, whose son was now standing by her side, I was handed one of the sacks. I peered into it, to find a bottle of water, an apple, a chunk of bread, and a toothbrush with a small tube of toothpaste.

  I guess they wanted us to have nice teeth, I thought. Goddess, I felt like I had stepped into a time warp, another realm. Yet I was only on the other continent. How could things be this different here compared to home

  As I thanked the woman for the bag and supplies, I leaned in close to her and lowered my voice to a barely audible whisper.