The moon, hanging high in the night sky, had slowly descended. The sound of the tides at the seaside accompanied by the drifting sea breeze filled this small cliff cave, yet it couldn't dispel the tension building up between Klaus and me.
I could no longer pretend, fear surged as I opened my eyes. "No!" My legs struggled incessantly, tears falling more fiercely. But Klaus just looked down at me, his expression icy, his actions relentless.
The cold stone wall pressed against my back, its damp chill seeping into my heart, and despair clouding my mind.
I didn't want to be claimed by this Alpha. Being a slave was already the painful punishment I endured from my tragic fate. Why did I have to be pinned down by a stranger in this place?
Why was fate so cruel to me? After my parents left me,
