Chapter 38

KEENA

Dragging me by the arm, Jarek tosses me down the stairs to the dungeon that lies below the Crescent Moon pack house. My shoulder hits the hard cement ground and I cry out in pain. It is clear that even though they may not be able to kill me they will still torture me. Looking up from the floor I can see Jarek walking down the stairs. His teeth are clenched together and sweat is rolling down his forehead. I take a little bit of pride in knowing that he feels someone of my pain through the mate bond.

Throwing me over his shoulder, Jarek tosses me on a broken cot in one of the cells. I don't know what hurts worse at the moment. My body or my broken heart. I really thought that he would accept me for who I am, but now I see that was foolish. I was willing to look past his shortcomings because he wasn't willing to look past mine.

Jarek slams my cell door shut. I watch as he paces outside of my cell like a caged animal. "You just couldn't have kept your stupid mouth s