Under the oppressive shroud of night, Layla’s heart thundered like a war drum as she made a choice - a choice that would define her fate. Without a backward glance, she bolted.. Every muscle in her body surged with the raw need to escape, as the echo of her father’s commands and the distant, predatory sound of pursuers drove her onward. The moment had come for her to run.
The cold air whipped past her cheeks as she sprinted through the winding stone passages, her pulse matching the frantic rhythm of her footsteps. She felt the relentless pursuit behind her: a cacophony of guttural growls and the pounding of heavy feet, as the rogues dispatched by her father - vicious enforcers bred for loyalty to a dark pact - gave chase through the labyrinthine corridors. Survival was the only thought th
