The Messenger( Iva) novel Chapter 321

Bloodfang’s Heirs-2

Bloodfang’s Heirs-2

“He kept me hidden,” she said. “He told everyone that I had died. That the stress of the ceremony had been too much for me and that I carried an incurable disease in secret. He made sure no one would look for me; no one would ask questions.”

She looked down at her hands, scarred and broken.

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“He locked me away in a private wing of the pack house. I had servants, but they were forbidden to speak to me. I had food, but it was always cold. And he-” She choked on a sob. “He would visit me. Every night. To remind me who I belonged to.”

Lori’s face was pale.

“He tortured you.”

Meriem nodded, tears streaming down her face.

“For years. He kept me prisoner in my own home. He made sure I knew that I was nothing

without him.

“What about your parents?” Attia asked quietly. “Couldn’t they help you?”

Meriem’s eyes filled with tears.

“They believed him,” she whispered. “They believed Calin.”

She set the cup down, her hands trembling.

“He told them I was sick. Unstable. That I had outbursts, that I was a danger to myself and others. And the thing is-he made sure it looked true.”

Lori’s brow furrowed.

“What do you mean?”

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