Chapter 24

HAZEL

It had been hours since Darian told the guard to kill the guy who helped me. His screams stopped, actually no, he begged for his life one last time they took it from him and the sound that followed was a metal door sliding shut with a loud lock clicking into place. They had left it open on purpose, wanting me to hear him being tortured before his eventual death.

Now when I looked at my captive hands they were stained with blood that would never be washed off.

I closed my eyes and saw his kind face, I had never seen kinder eyes, and the only one that even came close was Emanuel.

It pissed me off to no end how I could’ve been with him right now and live a somewhat good life. I would’ve had to share him with his other mates but it would’ve been worth it if it meant a calm and safe life. I’m not greedy, I could do without the love if it meant being safe. I just didn’t want to hurt anymore.

Every time I blinked I wanted to keep my eyes closed. There wa