Chapter 109

Victoria's POV I coughed violently, water burning my lungs as consciousness returned to my foggy mind. My wolf, Nora, stirred anxiously within me, sensing danger before I could fully process what was happening. Strong arms held me in a vise-like grip. As my vision cleared, a sickeningly familiar voice assaulted my ears. "Victoria, my Victoria, you're awake!" Ethan's voice dripped with desperate obsession. "You promised we'd never be apart again, remember? You just agreed to it!" His scent—that once-familiar smoky cologne now tainted with something sour and wrong—made my stomach turn. Nora growled inside me, hackles raised in warning. "Let go of me!" I pushed against his chest, but my limbs felt heavy and uncoordinated. The drug he'd used still coursed through my system, making it impossible to summon my Alpha strength. Ethan seized my hands, his fingers digging painfully into my wrists. "I'll never let you go, Victoria. Never again. I've learned my lesson. We'll be happy together, just