Chapter 42. Defiled

Warning: This chapter may be hard for some to read.

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Mia’s POV

Donovan’s rogue companion drags me across the lawn of the pack house to a small shed. Kicking the door open I see a darkened staircase leading down into the ground in the middle of the floor. Two large metal doors are on either side of the stairs.

Not caring that I am already injured the rogue tosses me down the stairs and I hit the bottom of the staircase harshly. More of my bones snap and pain shoots through my body but not wanting to make the same mistake as last time, I quickly take in my surroundings, looking for an exit.

The rogue dungeon is nothing more than a damp cellar with bars dividing it up into cells. As my eyes adjust to the lack of light, I can see that there is only one way in and out and that is through the staircase. I look toward the cells and notice that there is only one person in the cells.

Cora is huddled in the back of one of the cells. Her knees are