---- bricks. He's talking about the off-premises cells- the ones with rogues. That's the place where he sends the most vile criminals. Men and women who have no regard for others' lives or well-being. Murders that came here with only one goal on their minds - to kill and destroy. To bathe in the blood of innocent people. What's worse is the ones that are still down there are the worst of them all. The few who attacked our people were killed off, even those who survived - father executed them personally. But he kept the sickos who targeted our children. Those who chased the terrified pups and laughed at their desperate calls for help while the claws slashed their tiny bodies. Is that what he thinks | deserve for speaking the truth? To spend time next to the lowest life forms known to our species? Is he implying I'm just as bad as they are? "You wouldn't," | whisper in disbelief, shaking my head. My hand reaches for the shirt I'm ---- wearing and clutches on it, as if that could work as some kind of support in this situation. No, | refuse to believe that this man can stoop so low. He's already low anyway, but this action would be the worst of all. Surely he wouldn't be so cruel to lock me away with true monsters, the sort of monsters that do more than give you nightmares, they are the nightmare, the very definition of evil. | get that in his sick, twisted mind, he can justify his actions. Honestly, | think father believes he's doing the right thing, even though each step he takes pulls him deeper into the wrong. At the end of the day, he doesn't care that we're related. He doesn't care that I'm his only child, his blood. In my case, blood is not thicker than water. | am the golden ticket he's exchanging for a grant of a few more years of luxury and mistresses, each younger than the previous one. "Oh, but | would. You see, one successful lie, and we're in. Didn't you just praise my talent of ---- telling lies? All it takes is to tell Alpha Dorian you were acting up, and we had to teach you a lesson. Since | am a good father, | couldn't raise my hand at my daughter, but | could throw her in the cells for a few hours to teach her how to behave." | blanch at his words, tears | refuse to shed burn the back of my eyes as he continues speaking. "Unfortunately, a rogue managed to break free from his cell, and my poor daughter was attacked. The monster raped her before the guards could stop him. We need a little more time for her to heal, but | am sure Alpha Dorian is a man of his word and wouldn't toss away a treasure like my daughter just because a crazed animal took something Dorian wanted. In fact, we will hand the rogue over to Alpha, so he can avenge his poor bride." My heart races at his words, and | back up, shaking my head. How is it no matter how big of a hole he digs himself, he always finds a way out of it? And he keeps using me as the stepping stone to do it. | grit my teeth, letting ---- my fear turn to anger before storming past him while he laughs at me. Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!