Chapter 98
ARIELLE’S POV
My body lay sprawled on the cold, hard floor of the cell, aching and battered. It had been two days since Aiden last gave me any food, his twisted belief that my weakened state would somehow coerce me into choosing him, surrendering my powers to him. Bruises adorned my skin, a painful testament to his cruel methods.
Weakness gnawed at my bones, each movement a laborious effort. Hunger pangs twisted in my stomach, a constant reminder of my desperate need for nourishment. But I refused to succumb to Aiden’s manipulations.
The dim light filtering through the narrow slit in the cell wall cast eerie shadows, dancing across the barren stone surface. My breaths came shallow, my body trembling with fatigue. A sense of despair threatened to engulf me, but I fought agai
