Chapter 0774 A thrall.

Nausea coiled in the pit of my stomach as that word settled in. I thought of the feral state the panther-Isaac-had been reduced to, and felt bile rise in my throat. A thrall, a servant, a pawn.

Would that be Enzo's fate, if we didn't find him soon enough? How many others had she reduced to this state? Hundreds? Thousands?

"Thank you for telling us this, Isaac," I said softly, reaching out to grasp his trembling hand. "I swear to you, we will put an end to Mila's cruelty once and for all."

The haunted shifter's eyes darted over to me then despite their unseeing nature, shining with an intensity that almost made me forget that he couldn't see.

"You must," he said. "Before it's too late. I could feel myself slipping away in there, day by day, and there are so many others, others who never asked for this pain... and Mila herself..." He trailed off, shuddering bodily.

her?" I

poisoning her, too. Just like the rest of us.

My blood turned to ice in my veins as the pieces began to

husband included, were subject

heavily, straightening up to look at me. "I assume, now, that

my voice as I could muster. "Mila has to be stopped, no matter what state of mind she's in. And if there's a chance, even the slimmest one, that we can

the haunted depths of Isaac's eyes, the weariness etched into his face. Nobody should have to suffer like

I continued firmly. "We have to try, no matter the

a single, solemn nod. "Very well," he intoned gravely. "You and your... companions will have our aid in this quest. But I must ask one thing in

eyebrow warily. "What's

as much mercy as you can to those trapped within her grasp. Cure who you are able with your medicine. But do not slay any more than what is absolutely

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