Chapter One hundred & Twenty Nine

—JASMINE contd.

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I shut my eyes, desperate to escape the nightmare unfolding before me. My mind races to happier memories, visions of my children's smiling faces, their laughter, and warm embraces.

I cling to these thoughts, trying to distract myself from the horror of Denzel's rippled, decaying flesh touching my body.

But even those cherished memories can't block out reality.

Denzel's cold, clammy fingers probed my skin, digging deeper into my core, seeking to awaken an arousal that's impossible to give. My body recoils, repelled by his touch.

I shut my eyes even tighter, willing myself to escape, to find solace in the depths of my own mind.

I reach for Lira, my wolf. But she's still trapped, locked away and I’ve come to realize that it’s because of the black liquid they forced down my throat.

That poisonous brew, designed to suppress my true nature, to sever my connection to Hades and my inner wolf.

Tears fall drastically from my eyes as the realization hits me. They manipulate