Iris
I was losing hope and track of time. I tried to put on a brave face and believe that I would escape, but I knew that my father would never let me go this time.
All the freedom I had tasted had been snatched away, leaving me right back where I started. My brief escape from my father’s oppressive control now seemed like a distant memory, and I couldn’t shake the fear of what awaited me. His threat of marrying me off to a stranger made my stomach turn. Who was this man? Was he old and shriveled, or would he be as cruel as my father?
Letting out a hard sigh, I closed my eyes. They hadn’t let me out of this room for nearly forty-eight hours, and each passing minute felt like an eternity. I longed for Adonis and hoped that he would come and rescue me.
Surely, he wouldn’t just let me dis
