Chapter 55: Painful Realization

I kept staring at Felix, unable to look anywhere else.

After his last confirmation of this horrible, unbelievable plan, two werewolves went down the hole again and it seemed everyone was waiting for their return and nothing else was said.

I stared and stared at him, hoping that he would shake his head at me or signal that it was all a misunderstanding. I was hoping for this even though I heard his confirmation. I heard him say ‘correct’. He confirmed everything Father said.

I was a fool but a fool with hope.

Felix stared back at me with an expression so blank now that it was frightening. I was scared shitless now, I couldn’t deny it. Because if I understood things correctly, he wasn’t here to save me. No, quite the contrary.

He was here to sell me to these people in exchange for his brother, who had allegedly been starved by a werewolf pack. He told me that personally so what was all of this about?

Behind me, there was movement and noise. I had to look and see what the two werewol