The sound of waves crashing against stone was defeaning. The blood swooshed in my ears like the water was inside my head. My heart thumped in my throat, threatening to choke me with my own fear. My vision was blurry, as shapes started to come into view. Mahogany eyes, short blonde hair, black clothes. Blinking away the blur until she comes into view. Those mahogany eyes. s**t. Scuttling back like a crab on the floor as if it were going to help me escape. She just smiles at me victoriously. My body ached as I tried effortlessly to shift. The bones would crack. The pain would come. Nothing changed. Her eyes seemed to sparkle with each screaming pain. She was enjoying this.
"That's enough. Well done Tabitha." A glorious middle-aged woman oozed with grace as she entered the room. She walked t
