y
can't cry forever. If I spend too many tears, I'll
t on these guards to stay alive, I tak
elie, and I'd better
and walking the edges of my cell to get a better handle on my surround
e wall several feet down the corridor. I shudder, acutely aware that the guard
, smelly blanket and a bucket for... my needs
ssessions than these. What food they can acquire from the sea is all they have to eat, and if the Sea
he sea. I don't need beautiful dresses. I don't need to read books that those people can
, if he wants only to keep me as a possession in this dunge
th
rve my subjects. And the only subject I have
" I cal
though I try sev
-legged, staring into the dimly lit hallway. Silence envelops me, e
o similar to the feel of the entire palace. I suppose people who can turn into wolves are more in tune with
Anastasia, they don
g's cruelty is real? Maybe that connection to nat
r at the
ho will let me out of here. Appearing in the dim light is a guard and another man, a servant hold
tray down, and the guard locks the
as with me," I s
away and walk down the hallway, disapp
," I call
oward me. It's a simple meal, bread and vegetables, for which I'm grateful. A lar
I know it's long enough that my stomach isn't used to this much food. I save ha
*
fed in the dirt beside me. From the level of my hunger, I've deduced that they're feeding me once
irt is my calendar, pro
re commotion than usual, and several fig
has a fami
Cally demands, her v
rinting toward the bars of my cel
ving away the men's arms and ru
ars, and I allow the
part, throwing her into the cage with me and slamming the
!" I tell
nts. "Anything
tantly starts straightening my hair. "Goodness, Y
's the same as they've treated you,
is your fault,
isn't. But anyway, are you well?
s more concerned about you. I kept insisting tha
aybe it's time you just call me
e lets out a tiny gasp.
y i
hought your name was beautiful. Your mother name
y right now." I let out a sig
ing you like this, I have no idea. But I don't think it'll
mean, the man turns into a wolf. Does that
a breath. "Did you see that gorgeous man when they were le
g I don't understand flows through my arm at the
ut him being gorgeous was true. I just hope that once he g
day, he wil
oub
I don't care.
keshift calendar. I'm still a prisoner, but having Cally
'll find ou
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