The Rival’s Name

Chapter Twenty-Seven

The Rival's Name

Zara's Pov…

The cold bit into my skin, my wrists raw from pulling at the chains.

Time felt blurred.

Hours? A day? A month?

My body ached, exhaustion clawing at me, but I refused to break.

"This is your fault," Vorgris growled. "You are the reason we are in this mess."

"Not now," I muttered.

"You should have let me take control," she snapped. "Then we wouldn't be in this mess. We won't be chained up like an animal."

"And we would have torn through half the pack," I shot back. "That wouldn't have helped either."

Vorgris let out a frustrated growl but fell silent.

I exhaled, staring at the ceiling, waiting.

Waiting for him.

Waiting for that bastard to walk right in.

Then—the door creaked open.

I didn't flinch.

I already knew who it was.

Lior.

The fool I have been expecting.