With her hands trembling, she backed away from the vent, forcing herself to move as quietly as possible. Her body was shaking uncontrollably, the horror of what she had just heard ringing in her ears. She couldn’t believe it, her father was selling her, but not as a Luna, but her body, her future pups, her autonomy.
Bella stumbled toward the door, her legs barely able to carry her as she tried to escape the suffocating weight of the revelation. She needed to get out, to hide, to think. She fumbled with the door, trying to steady her hands as they shook from the adrenaline flooding her system.
Once in the hallway, Bella took a deep, shuddering breath, trying to calm her racing heart. The last thing she needed was to draw attention to herself. She could hear voices in the distance, footst
