Chapter 102. Temporary Healing

Xander’s POV

I was trapped, sinking deeper into the pit, my claws scraping against the unyielding walls as my wolf snarled within me, desperate for release. The darkness around me felt alive, constricting, pulling me under. My voice was raw from screaming, but I couldn’t stop. “Help me!” I yelled, the sound echoing back like a cruel taunt.

Then I saw someone, a figure at the top of the hole. “Please,” I begged, my voice trembling. “Help me out of here.”

The figure moved closer, and as the light hit their face, my stomach dropped. Priya.

Her once-familiar features were distorted, unrecognizable. Her eyes glowed blood-red, her lips twisted in a venomous grin. Hate radiated from her, suffocating me.

“You’ll never escape my clutch,” she hissed, her voice a guttural growl that reverberated in my chest.

“No,” I whispered, shaking my head. “You’re dead. You’re gone!”

Her laughter was sharp, cutting through my protests. The air grew heavier,