Bounded by shadows

one walls. Time had become a blur, stretching into an eternity of silent suffering. Yet, even in the stilln

s not brok

ced under. Her body trembled with exhaustion, but her spirit, despite the fear, remained unyielding. The mark on her neck p

cating, and it felt as though the very walls were closing in. She fought the urge to collapse, to let herself sink in

ould rise

oved. The pain, the physical discomfort, was nothing compared to the battle waging inside her hear

e fragile thing to

st. She could feel the darkness pressing in on her, but she refused to

enough to make sense of. She strained to listen, to catch any clue that might help her escape. Her h

sure. She was growing weak, but she couldn't give up-not when the stakes were so high. She could feel the presence

nge in the temperature, and a single, almost imperceptible sound. The chains that held

lse qu

e way. The relief was short-lived, though, as she realized she wasn't alone in the room. A dark figure

froze, every instinct screaming to fight, to run, but she couldn't-her bod

ommanding, the darkness surrounding him like a cloak.

wasn't about to let this man-this being-take her without a fight. But before she could re

ed, his voice sending a chill down her

ad, she locked her gaze onto his, every ounce of her strength going in

e a smirk twisted at the corners of his lips. He released her c

e said, almost admiringly.

e more. The air grew heavy again, thick with the weig

ght of escape filled her with a surge

ed to the empty room, her voice filled with a quiet det

lsed again, but this ti

ll, stronger