His eerie chuckle while he comes closer spreads goosebumps through my skin. “I can’t wait to f**k you, princess. Dinner with Marlbrooke in an hour. Don’t be late.”
“Okay. I’ll be there,” I say in the most neutral voice I can. As soon as I hear his retreating footsteps, I sit up and put my head in my hands.
I have to get Marlbrooke to trust me, and fast. But the price of these cuffs is to go dark. I don’t think I’m ready for that. I’ve seen what it does to people… and working with small objects was mere child’s play compared to that enormous crystal. I bite my lip until it bleeds as my nerves shoot up.
What if I made a huge mistake by coming here?
I really can’t tell how much time has passed. Being underground, there’s no night and day, or clocks to give you a specific hour. If I had t
