Chapter 110

Zayan's Point of View

The lower I descended the clearer I could hear her screams. Muffled cries of a woman in despair. Pain. My wolf reared its head with the first cry. Now it was a raging beast just beneath my skin.

Rachel had taught her men well, I had to give it to her.

From what I could hear, Eris was on the verge of dying. Or so it seemed. No well-trained man would let her die so easily. But her screams were laced with years' worth of pain. There was no denying that.

The stench of blood was overwhelming, even from this distance. Even as my shoes clacked against the cold stone, I could smell it all around me. From what I was hearing, they were at the end of this long hall. Only lit by a single bulb hanging lonely in the middle of the passage.

Although with each new slice, the sound echoed all around me. Enveloped me in a blanket of anguish.

Somehow, I felt like that bulb. It was flickering and somewhat faint but still going strong. I wasn't as alone as it was but it felt lik