""You shouldn't have come here," Avery whispered, her voice trembling as she stared at Ethan through the bars of her cell.
"I couldn't leave you," Ethan replied, his tone firm yet laced with regret. "I promised I'd bring you back."
Her hands gripped the cold steel of the cage, her knuckles pale. "And now, you're trapped, and they'll kill you. Do you even have a plan?"
Ethan opened his mouth to respond, but the door to the chamber creaked open. Liam's voice echoed through the dimly lit room before he even stepped inside.
"Well, isn't this touching?" Liam sneered, strolling toward them with an air of triumph. "The fearless Alpha, brought to his knees for a woman."
Ethan's glare was icy. "Let her go, Liam. This has nothing to do with her."
Liam raised an eyebrow, amusement flickering in his eyes. "Nothing to do with her? She's the key, Ethan. You really don't understand what you've walked into, do you?"
