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LIAMThey came for me one day. I didn't know whether it was morning or night until I was dragged up the ladder and towards Ronan's mansion. My mind raced with thoughts of Maxine.Were they taking me to her? Would I finally be able to see her again? How much had she changed? Had they tortured her? Most importantly, was she okay?They led me into the back of the mansion. The metal chains rattled as I was yanked down the corridor. My wrists were bleeding from where the cuffs bit into my skin. The blood there was black, poisoned by wolfsbane.The hallway seemed to stretch on forever. Every step forward dragged me deeper and deeper into the pit of despair that Ronan had created in my mind. My mind was chaotic. I was thinking about Maxine and my pack.I was forced into a large room that smelled of sweat and blood. And something far worse. I stopped moving as I tried to understand what it was I was seeing. The room was filled with makeshift cages and restraints.The icing on the cake was th
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MAXINEHe was going to kiss me.The moment Ronan’s hand touched my chin, lifting my face to meet his. I felt disgusted. His touch was firm but not harsh. It was like he was testing the waters. He was pushing boundaries he already knew I didn’t want to be crossed. His eyes were cold and calculating and they looked into mine. He was searching for resistance.I didn’t give him the satisfaction. I kept my expression as unreadable as I could manage. I wasn’t going to let him see how much he was affecting me. Not if I could help it.Ronan’s lips twisted into a smirk. He leaned in closer and for a terrifying moment, I thought he was going to kiss me. Instead, he stopped, his breath warm against my skin."You’re playing along well,” he murmured. “But don’t forget that this is only the beginning. You’re mine now, Maxine. Mine."I wanted to scream and push him away, but I knew better. There was so much at stake. So I clenched my fists at my side and kept my voice steady. “I understand.”His eye
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LIAMI’d lost track of time, trapped in this hellhole. The days blurred together and I couldn't tell day from night. Each one was more torturous than the last.With every second passing, my worry only grew more and more. My mind replayed over and over the sight of my pack members being tortured. I hated myself for not being able to protect them. I could still even hear their screams.After a while, I heard the wooden door to what I now called my cell creak open. A few figures stepped inside. I couldn't see their faces until they moved closer. The bulb came on, the light revealing their faces.Varis and Kris. My Betas.Relief should’ve washed over me, but something was wrong. They didn’t meet my eyes. They barely looked at me at all. Instead, they stood there, like strangers.“Varis,” I called, my voice hoarse. “Kris, what’s going on? Why are you here? Did Ronan see you?”Varis finally looked at me. There was no warmth in his gaze. Nothing that reminded me of my friend. There was a col
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LIAMRonan smiled. "I have one more gift for you, Liam. Bring him." He instructed.I didn't struggle as Varis and Kris went to uncuff me from the wall. Even when they wrapped their hands around my arm and pulled me towards the exit.I followed them silently out of my cell and towards the mansion again. This was a welcome relief. If Ronan had left me down there after all I had heard, I would have run mad.I breathed a lungful of fresh air as we walked back to the mansion. Kris and Varis mostly carried me and said nothing. We entered through the back, down a passageway to another room.They put me down on a chair there and cuffed me up. I didn't struggle. I accepted my fate. Ronan left me alone with them.They avoided looking at me and honestly, I didn't have anything to say to them. I just didn't want to see them again. The door opened again.I looked up in my seat and my heart leaped into my throat as I saw who stepped inside.Maxine.For a split second, hope flared in my chest. She w
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MAXINEThe next day, I still hadn't gotten over my shock of seeing Liam. It had been months, so long since I last saw him waiting outside my apartment building.I wondered how everyone else was doing. Tobias, Ella, Elena, Nadia, Lindsey, Maria, everyone. Had Ella and Elena had their babies? Were they okay? Had they managed to live before Ronan took over?These thoughts ran through my mind as I sat on the bed. Liam’s face flashed in my mind. I remembered the hurt and betrayal on his face when Ronan kissed me in front of him. I did nothing.I had seen the shock and disbelief, the pain as well. It was the last thing I wanted to see in his eyes, and yet, I was the cause of it.I hadn’t said a word. What could I have said? That I was being forced to do this? That it wasn’t what it looked like?I could see the doubt in his eyes already. If I had said something, it would have only made it worse. I was trapped. We both were. The only thing I could do was play along and hope that, somehow, Lia
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MAXINEI didn't know what he meant. But, it caused my heart to drop at the implication.He stepped away from me as quickly, storming out of the room. I stumbled forward, catching myself on the edge of the bed.My breath came in short gasps. I felt the tears pricking at the corners of my eyes, threatening to spill down my face. I blinked them away. There was no time for tears.I had to find a way out of this, and I had to do it soon. I didn't know his next plan for me. Ronan might have thought he’d won. But he was wrong.I wasn’t broken. I was just getting started.***I paced back and forth in the small room. I had to think and come up with a plan. I had to survive, and more importantly, I had to find a way to bring Ronan down. If I was going to do that, I needed to play his game.It meant that I needed to make him believe that I was on his side. I had to submit to whatever dark vision he had for the pack. The thought of pretending to support Ronan made my stomach turn.But, it was th
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MAXINEI waited until he was gone before exhaling. My hands were shaking. I folded them into fists and tried to steady my hand. This was going to be harder than I thought. If I wanted to save the pack, if I wanted to save Zel, I had to convince Ronan that I was truly on his side.I wondered how Zel was doing. If she was well and if she was being fed.The days that followed were like torture. Ronan would visit me, discussing his plans for the pack. He would share his twisted visions for the future. I listened carefully, nodding in all the right places.I even offered small suggestions that seemed helpful. The first time I gave him advice that worked, he was taken aback.He had narrowed his eyes at me, trying to understand my true intentions. But I had been careful. Ronan followed my advice. He wanted to believe that I had truly switched sides. I was going to use that against him.I knew it wouldn’t be easy. Ronan was cunning and smart. One wrong move could cost me everything. I had to
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MAXINE“It wasn’t easy,” I started, acting broken. “I had to play along and make Ronan think I was loyal to him. He’s been watching me constantly. He's trying to break me down. But I never gave up hope. The moment I found my opportunity, I knew I had to find a way out and warn you all before it was too late."A murmur passed through the group of rebels. Some of them nodded as if they wanted to believe me. But the woman with the braid wasn’t convinced.“And what makes us think you’re not here to betray us right now?” she asked. “How do we know you’re not still working for Ronan and you're lying to us?”I met her gaze. “Because Liam has been captured and tortured and I can't save him on my own," I said. I knew a thing or two about lies. If you wanted them to work, you had to add truths."I’ve seen what Ronan is capable of, I’ve seen the lengths he’ll go to, seen the lives he’s destroyed. He’s taken everything. I’m not here to betray you. I’m here because I want to stop him, just like yo
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