Penelope
I opened my eyes slowly, taking in my surroundings.
The scent of herbs assaulted my nose, and for a moment I thought I was still inside Yavanna's house. But as my vision cleared, reality settled in with cruel waves.
I was inside Yavanna's house, just not the one in the pack. This was the cottage. The isolated cottage outside pack territory where Sera and Kieran brought me for treatment after we escaped Bane's assassins all those weeks ago.
The irony wasn't lost on me. The place where I'd once found safety had become my prison.
My head throbbed with the aftermath of whatever drug they'd used
My body felt heavy and unresponsive. I tried to move and discovered my wrists were bound behind the chair I was sitting in, the rope tight enough to bite into skin.
The last thing I re
