ALLISON. My chest tightened at the thought. Sullivan had been my hero when we were kids. He was the big brother who always looked out for me, who protected me when no one else could. But that version of him was gone, replaced by someone I didn’t recognize—someone who could threaten to harm his own niece. But even now, seeing him like that, weak and defeated on the floor… it didn’t make sense. “Damn it, this is maddening,” I groaned. I let out a frustrated sigh and finally took in my surroundings. The room wasn’t exactly a dungeon, but it wasn’t far off. It was plain but oddly clean, almost fancy actually. A queen-sized bed sat against one wall, and an antique closet stood across from it. The place looked like a room from a forgotten fairytale castle and if I weren’t locked inside as a