Chapter One Hundred and Thirty Five

CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY FIVE

The bars of his cage are twisted and mangled. The room smells like singed flesh. But my mate is nowhere to be found.

I search frantically for Sterling, calling his name as I run around the dungeons.

Nothing. Only silence.

I scream for him until my throat is raw and scratchy. I run up and down every staircase, every hallway, until my feet are sore and bruised from pounding them against the stone floor.

I tear open doors, growing more desperate after each room turns out to be empty.

The entire time, I can feel Coello’s hatred and rage emanating from the bundle in my arms. He’s kicking and twisting, and I know that if he ever got the opportunity to escape, he’d absolutely destroy me.

But I don’t have time to think about any of that. I have to find Sterling.