chapter one hyndred twenty three

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pov eleanor

**Five days later.**

"Here’s your food!" the guard shouted, throwing the tray into the dungeon cell.

I took a deep breath and bent down to pick up the scraps of food that had been tossed through the rusty bars. The new cell was worse than the last; they had increased security, and one of my hands was shackled in a metal cuff so I couldn’t escape. Most of the time, I stayed silent, praying this was just a nightmare. Since I was accused of murder and revealed to the Alpha King that I was his true fated mate, he hadn’t come to see me.

"What do you think the Alpha King will do with her?" I heard one of the guards whispering at the gate near the dungeon’s entrance. I swallowed hard and hid behind the dark walls, making no noise.

All this time, I had learned to be silent. They didn’t even notice my presence. Most of the time, they thought I was asleep or passed out from weakness, unable to eat properly.

"I don’t know, but he’ll definitely reject her!" The other guard