Soraya's POV
Why?
Why was fate determined to keep me trapped in suffering?
I stared at the stone wall before me, the faint orange-gold shimmer of sunset spilling through the narrow window. My throat tightened as the thought clawed its way up:
I was supposed to be free.
I was moments — seconds — from escaping Silverfang… from reclaiming my life. Yet here I was again, caged by destiny's mockery. First, death almost claimed me. Now, this — forced into marriage. Not just to Ethan… but alongside two other women.
This was not the future I dreamed of.
This was a cruelty I could never have imagined.
Tears slipped silently down my cheeks. My fists trembled against my lap.
Why is the Moon Goddess doing this to me?
What have I done so wrong?
My breath hitched, and as if pulled by instinct, my hand drifted to my stomach. Warmth. Life. Innocence.
My child.
