I crept quietly out of the bed I lay in, not wanting to disturb anyone. I needed to be alone. Stepping outside, I walked barefoot against the cold ground as the silence of the night wrapped around me like a ghost.
The moonlight filtered softly through the trees, casting a silver glow across the world, painting the night in a perfect stillness. I hugged my knees, heart heavy, mind racing.
I had cheated death countless times—but why? Why did I keep escaping? The poison should’ve killed me. Even the most powerful don’t survive it. So why me?
Was I owed something by the gods? Poison… the beast… my family… Ethan… and my own unraveling. Everything was overwhelming.
In just a few months, I’d been through hell—leaving one prison only to walk into another.
No one accepted me. No matter where I
