---- I wanted to tell him that I would never harm my own child. The true culprit was someone else, and he should be investigating this. However, he ignored my gaze and pleas, pressing down on my shoulders to make me kneel. The wounds on my knees tore open again, leaving bloodstains on the ground, but he didn't care at all. Tendured the pain, struggling to get up, and then I heard his cold voice command the guards beside him, "Make sure she keeps kneeling here. Don't let her escape until she admits her mistakes." "Yes, Alpha!" The two guards nodded firmly. Without batting an eye at me, Ross left without hesitation, not staying another second. I watched his departing figure and tried to catch up to him. One of the guards thought I was trying to escape and suddenly kicked my knee hard. The pain immediately made me fall to the ground. ---- Before I could return to my senses, I was again forced back down to my knees. My hair was yanked harshly, sending a sharp, tearing pain through my scalp. As I was forced to tilt my head back, my eyes met the fury in his gaze, sending chills down my spine. The guard stepped on my legs harshly while saying in a cold voice. "The Alpha has said that you'd have to keep kneeling if you don't admit your mistakes!" Seeing me sobbing silently, he gave me a merciless slap. My cheek immediately swelled up, blood seeping down the corner of my mouth. His actions were the same as those of my kidnappers. I couldn't help but feel scared. I didn't want to go through those horrors again. I looked at him, pleading with my eyes. The other guard couldn't bear watching this ---- anymore and stopped him. He said softly, ''She's our Luna no matter what, so you shouldn't treat her like that. If our Alpha knows..." The first guard mocked, "How is she the Luna? Everyone knows that the Alpha cares more for Miss Nasha. He's only keeping her to torture her. We're just giving her a taste of it on the Alpha's behalf, so he'd definitely reward us! "Besides, Miss Nasha is the one the Alpha truly values now. As long as we curry favor with her, we'll definitely gain the Alpha's attention."