Cold is what I felt throughout my body right at that moment. Trembling is what I was experiencing without being able to control myself. Fear is what had me with my feet buried in the ground without being able to move. “What do you prefer, Serafina? Likewise, I already paid your pimp for you." His words burned. How did he know I'd be here? How did Marcelo receive money from him, without him noticing that it was Daemon? He followed me, he somehow left the castle and arrived here. He had come for me. My heart was beating hard, I felt like I was short of breath along with the tightness in my chest. I released the steel tube with my trembling hand and covered my mouth, obscuring the gasp that came from my throat. With my eyes wide open, I searched the entire red room with dull lights for my

