Selena’s POV I tried to stay awake figuring out my situation, but the drugs finally dragged me under. However, I only had a restless rest as the pain of the whip on my back made it hard to be comfortable. The nurse came back and changed my bandages, but it had me almost wishing to be back in the torture chamber. She wasn’t shy about her dislike for me and bluntly told me I didn’t deserve to live! “You deserve that pain,” she’d said, with a cold tone and a vacant look in her eyes. That was a low blow… But honestly, I couldn’t really blame her. My father was a cruel and evil man – and the fact that I was my father’s daughter was enough for her to hate me. But I’d never asked to be his daughter! I’d never asked to be trapped here in this golden cage. I’d never asked to be dragged into

