Chapter 7
Iris
My eyes flashed open with my breaths bursting in and out heavily. I shrank backward with fear pounding hard in my chest. My body felt clammy and then I noticed that I was drenched with a cold liquid—water.
How that happened I didn't know.
A scary-looking guard strolled in, his gait intimidating. "You're not going to sleep all day, lady."
"I'm sorry," I muttered, wondering why he came to visit then I heard light footsteps behind him.
That couldn't be a man's step, I thought.
May approached me, clutching onto the skirt of the dress she wore to the mating ceremony earlier. "Hi," She waved at me, keeping a long distance.
I wanted to ask her why she couldn't come closer, but I already knew the answer. I was filthy and probably stank worse than a crate of rotten eggs.
