Chapter 0348

Third Person POV

Elizabeth descended into the basement of her house, a heavy weight pressing against her chest. She had no idea what was going on with her father or why he was acting as he was, but she knew it was dangerous.

He didn't seem to understand how serious the situation was. Someone was scheming in the Roguelands. Their motives were unclear, but one thing was certain-they threatened her family.

This was supposed to be a happy time in her life. She was engaged to an amazing man. Her father was finally retiring, which meant she might actually get some privacy for once. She should be celebrating.

Instead, she found herself sleepless, trapped in the middle of a game she didn't understand.

This wasn't her world. She knew little about the criminal mind or what the Rogues were after.

She needed insight-desperately. And there was only one person who might have

it.

Dr. Brianna McIntyre.

allow Elizabeth to visit

it too

tonight, luck-or perhaps foolishness-was on her side. The head guard on duty was a childhood friend. He

her own basement in

key felt cold in her palm as she stepped toward the door. The guards stationed at the end of the hall deliberately turned their eyes away, pretending not

herself, then unlocked the door

comfortable-more than a prisoner in her father's custody deserved. A single bed, a desk, a chair. A

sat up from the bed, her expression

hesitated for only a moment.

to yourself," Dr. McIntyre snapped. "I have nothing to

stepping further into the room. "You're already locked up here. Refusing to

glare was sharp enough to cut. "When I agreed to help

"Then why do it?"

for something in Elizabeth's face. Whatever it was, she seemed

her expression melted into something else.

of hurting you or the other alpha

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