C41 Chapter 41

The maid's ragged breathing filled the cell. It mixed with the drip of water from somewhere accross the top linings. She trembled before me, her face painted with bruises. The look in her eyes displayed fear, horror, yet, something else.

"Please, Alpha Lucas," Maria whispered, her split lip quivering. "I would never harm Luna Elara. Never." Blood trickled down her chin, but she held my gaze