Melissa.
Within split seconds, the guards were on me.
Rough hands seized my arms before I could even take a full breath. Cold metal clinked loudly as chains were snapped around my wrists, biting into my skin as they were pulled tight. I was dragged forward without mercy, my feet barely keeping up as they forced me down into the same position Bella had been kept in moments ago. The stone floor was unforgiving beneath my knees, the chill seeping straight into my bones.
My heart thundered wildly in my chest.
I lifted my head just in time to see Cypril rise from his seat.
He walked toward me with slow, deliberate steps, each one heavy with authority. The dungeon seemed to shrink with every stride he took, the air growing thicker, harder to breathe. When he reached me, he crouched slightly
