ISOBEL
My head pounded painfully as I forced myself to come back to consciousness.
The air was stale and heavy, and it smelled like rotting wood and the soil. My body ached all over, and when I tried to move, I felt a sharp pain go up through my wrists. My hands were tied behind my back, the rough rope dug into my skin, and I was so sure that it had bruised.
In that moment, I felt my body began to panic but I tried to force myself to remain calm and think of a way to get out of this mess.
What happened? I tried to remember and the memories began to flood back in all at once. It started with the attack on the road, and rogues surrounded us, then they threw a strange powder in the air that made Mason feel weak and unable to fight back. His body collapsed as he tried to save me from the r
