Chapter Hundred thirty-five

Maya’s POV

As I walked down the hallway ahead of Anita, an unsettling feeling gnawed at me. There was something wrong, a heaviness in my chest that refused to go away. I tried to ignore it, but with every step, the sensation only grew, a nagging discomfort that made me feel as if I were suffocating. What is happening to me? Why am I feeling like this? My conscience was stirring, a quiet voice that seemed to judge every action I’d taken.

“I’m not doing anything wrong,” I told myself, my voice a faint whisper against the silence of the corridor. “I’m just surviving, doing what I promised Alpha Ethan I’d do.” I had sworn loyalty to him, agreed to do whatever he asked. And I had managed to bring Luna Nora into his web, just as he wanted, along with Darius. But still… something about this plan didn’t sit right. The thought of what they intended to do to Anita twisted my insides in ways I couldn’t ignore.

Anita was my friend. She had always treated me with kindness, looking out for me even