t a shockwave thro

canvas bag smelled of dust and industrial fabric. She was

. The drug still coated

the metal floor, her head cracking hard against

The terrifying, aggressive barking of

an were ripped open. Co

s bag and unzipped it. Two me

sion blurry. Looming ahead of her was a massive, terrifying go

ood on the gravel. He looked down at her

ked his

d. They grabbed Alyssa under her arm

ed her down a long, freezing corridor. The antique wall sconces flickered wit

a heavy oak door wrappe

is pocket. The sound of the key turning in

. A blast of freezing

tripped over her heavy skirt and

behind her. The heavy

Pale moonlight bled through the windows. The windows were bol

decaying. The furniture w

While she was being dragged down the freezing corridor, her head lolling against her chest, she h

g," one maid had muttered under her breath

replied, her voice trembling. "They carried her out covered in blood.

he memory echoed in her mind. The horrifying

rushed to the window and grabbed the iron bars, pulling wit

ded her fists against the th

le

the darkest corner of the room next to a massive wardrobe. She grabbed a h

came from the

hing sound. Like nails d

ing. She pressed her

neling slowly pushed op

e room. Cuban cigars mixed with the s

or. The man was huge, his shoulders blocking o

breath. It sounded like a

hard the candlestick rat

Even in the darkness, she could f

found h