Chapter 76

Elena POV

“Elena! Elena!” Axton’s voice yells through the mind-link, waking me. I blink, my head pounding to its own beat. My vision even feels like it’s pulsating, and my ears are ringing.

“Come on, baby. Stay with me,” I try to focus on his voice. Try forcing myself to stay awake. ”

“I can feel you. We’re on our way.”

Stay with me, babe,” Axton tells me, and my head rolls on my shoulder when someone grips my hair, jerking my head back, and I come face to face with Alpha Cane. Alpha Cane is a Strigoi. However, he looks vastly different. The whites of his eyes are blood red, while his dilated pupils are pale yellow. His skin is pale, and his face is gaunt.

He looks nothing like the man that I’ve come to know. It’s hard to wrap my head around that they’re the same person. This man resembles a monster you’d see in your nightmares, not in the waking world. His body is thin and wiry, but I know not to underestimate him because of his size. Strigoi are powerful and strong. His long fingernails are sharp against my cheeks, and his teeth are sharp and jagged. He moves with supernatural speed as he glances over his shoulder, sending a chill down my spine.

It takes a few moments for my memory of what happened to return.

tap worsening the pounding in my head. “Is she alright?” I

dazedly look around to find I’m tied to a chair.

were dark and damp, the smell of mildew and sewage filling the air. Along one wall were TV screens connected to surveillance cameras located throughout the city, allowing Cane to easily watch over the entire place. It is clear that Cane had set up a base of some sort in the tunnels, with a few chairs and tables scattered around. The flickering of the TV screens cast eerie shadows across the walls. Cane paces, clutching his hair like a

have I done? What have I done? Axton

this way. I never asked for this!” he growls, spinning to look at me.

“You, this is your fault. You had to snoop. Why couldn’t you let things be!” he growls when I hear

can still fix this. We can get you help….” comes another voice making me turn my head to see Soyer. He is also tied to a chair, and he is in a bad way. Blood covers him. He has huge slashes across his chest. Blood is matted in his hair. His face is twisted in pain, and his breathing is labored. Eyes wide and fearful, and he is

Cane shouts, pacing back and forth, talking to himself. I stare at Soyer, who looks

eyes down at Soyer’s feet, and my eyes widen when I notice his mate lying on the ground. She

her, Cane. She won’t tell. SHE WON’T TELL!” Soyer yells at him when he grabs her hair, ripping her onto her knees. She cries out, and Soyer

screams at Cane. Cane turns his head, looking at Soyer, and smiles the most sadistic grin.

and neck. She screams, and Soyer roars, thrashing so much in his seat it tips over. Tears stream down my face, and I feel

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