ADELINE
Drystan lifts his hand and suddenly, magic hums in the air.
A glowing thread of gold appears, slithering like a serpent between us before coiling around my wrist.
I flinch, trying to shake it off, but it burns into my skin like it's alive.
He turns to the elders, voice sharp. "You have three days to get rid of the aberration. And if you can't do it by then, you will face the consequences, along with her,'' his cold gaze cuts to me.
…
The omega quarters are nothing like the world I grew up in. They are dark and gloomy, no chandeliers, and barely any furnishing.
Just cracked walls, cold floors, and the faint smell of damp clothes.
Not that the Beta's residence was any better, despite all that glamour.
The same Omega who led me into the hall earlier walks ahead, not bothering to hide her irritation. She doesn't speak a word as I follow her through a narrow corridor. The second we step into the common room, the whispers start.
"Thought she'd marry our Alpha, huh?"
