Lexi’s POV
I look around the cold cell and pull my knees in close to my chest. As far as I can tell, I have been here for a full day so far. When I woke up yesterday there was a small plate with some rice which I ate in 20 seconds flat. It did nothing to satisfy my werewolf appetite. I have been hungry for so long that I am now numb to the pain. I close my eyes and try again desperately to reach out to Astra but as usual I am met with the same deafening silence. I can’t deny how scared I am now. My mind keeps drifting back to Elder Aldon and his words that night in my father’s office, the night of my first shift.
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“She was found drained of all her blood.”
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Is that what is going to happen to me? Will my parents ever find my body?
I feel utterly and completely hopeless and my onl
