Chapter 32

Torin's POV

Nell's words hit me like a claw to the chest.

"Miss Wren was beaten, young Alpha. By the Alpha himself."

I had already noticed the bruises-angry red welts and purpling stripes cutting across Wren's too-pale skin. But all my focus had been on her severed finger. I hadn't truly seen the rest.

Now I did. And I couldn't unsee it.

My fists clenched as I tried to breathe through the storm bu