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Maxine Pov

As I left Liam’s room, I felt shattered. My body ached, and my heart felt like it was breaking into a million pieces. Tears streamed down my face as I walked through the low-light hallways, each step felt heavier than the last.

I felt like nothing if my dad could ever do this to me, how much a soulless Alpha like Liam. I wasn't expecting less from him. This feels like less of a treatment. I have heard a lot of horrible things about him. Some of his women ended up dead.

I finally reached my small chambers, more like a cell than a room. I closed the iron door behind me though there were guards around in case I wanted to escape, so I sank to the floor, unable to hold back my sobs any longer. The humiliation, the pain, and the sense of utter helplessness overwhelmed me. I buried my face in my hands, my body shaking with the force of my cries.

“I hate you, Dad, you are so evil and heartless. To put me into such pain and trauma. I will never forgive you.” I mumbled, from a place