Days passed in the oppressive darkness of the dungeon. The air was thick with despair, broken only by the occasional whispered conversations between Lily and me. We clung to hope, but it grew harder with each passing hour.
One day, the sound of approaching footsteps broke the silence. My heart raced as keys jangled in the lock. The cell door creaked open, revealing two guards.
"On your feet," one of them barked. "Alpha Donk wants to see you."
As they roughly pulled me from the cell, I heard Lily's voice from across the corridor. "Rebecca? What's happening?"
"I don't know," I called back, trying to keep the fear from my voice. "Stay strong, Lily!"
The guards marched me through the winding corridors of the castle. My legs, weak from confinement, struggled to keep pace. Finally, we reach
