Chapter 9: The Wall Between Us

The cells they threw us in were adjacent, carved into the cold stone beneath the arena. The doors were heavy, reinforced iron, but the wall separating us was old, rough-hewn rock. It was a barrier, but a porous one. Sounds, scents, and most potently, the agonizing thrum of the mate bond, passed through it with cruel clarity. The relative silence of the dungeon was a stark contrast to the chaos above. The only sounds were the drip of water and the ragged, too-loud sound of my own breathing. And...