A Venomous Offer

(Neva’s POV)

I couldn’t stop pacing in the prison cell.

It was small, cold, and smelled of damp stone. My feet had already walked the same path over and over, but I couldn’t sit still. My chest felt tight, and every step just made my thoughts race faster.

The moment kept replaying in my head.

“Guards! Capture that woman—”

I had frozen mid-step, my children clinging to me. Orion’s small arms had wr