Chapter 10. The Wolf Within

Elizabeth's POV

My head throbbed. My vision swirled in a thick, drug-induced fog. I fought to bring myself back to awareness, but consciousness slipped through my fingers. My limbs felt heavy and unresponsive, lying limp beneath me. I realized with growing dread that I was on my stomach, yet I couldn’t will my body to move.

Without warning, a pair of rough hands gripped my hips and lifted. I jerked at the stranger’s touch, but the haze in my mind rendered my efforts feeble. Panic bubbled inside me as I felt the cold hard surface beneath my torso, and the realization struck with terrifying clarity: I was completely naked and gagged. My heart thundered in my chest, pain and humiliation crashing over me in a single wave.

No, no, no! I couldn’t stop the silent scream building in my throat. Rough fingers pressed against me, probing, invading places that had never known such violence. I plunged into agony. My back arched involuntarily as pain ripped through me. The