Chapter 88

THEA'S POV The cell door creaked open after a long time. I blinked against the dim light as the heavy footsteps of the witch echoed through the stone walls. Seeing her got me really angry and I glared daggers at her. She was the reason I was here, rotting away in this cursed place. The witch, with her cold, emotionless face, had locked me away when all I wanted was what she had promised me which were power and control. I stood up with clenched fists. "Why didn’t it work?" I asked angrily. "You promised me, and yet I didn’t get pregnant. I did everything you asked!" The witch's expression remained flat as she stared at me. “You overestimate the power of magic, Thea,” she replied. “I told you, certain things cannot be tampered with, not in front of so many Alphas. The energy in that room was too chaotic.” I could feel my face flush with heat as her words sunk in. "That's your excuse? You had one job, and you failed!" I spat, stepping closer to her. "I trusted you!" Her eyes narrowed slig