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.

about her?" I

they... they're poisoning her, too. Just like the rest of us. I saw it in her eyes; she's going more and more mad by

heavy silence fell over the cramped hut at his words. My blood turned to ice in my veins as the pieces began to fall into place. If Mila was growing even more

my husband included, were subject to

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

I said, injecting as much conviction into 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 save the people trapped

weariness etched into his face. Nobody

"We have to try,

finally, he gave a single, solemn nod. "Very well," he intoned gravely.

an eyebrow warily.

reign," he said. "So I beg of you, wolf girl... show 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

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