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Chapter 9: The Hunger That Broke the Chains

Auteur: Sam K
last update Date de publication: 2025-11-22 00:44:51
Alara’s POV

Two days.

Two endless, suffocating days.

That was how long I had been locked in the cold, damp cell. No sunlight, no warmth, no company. No sound except dripping water, the shuffle of guards outside, and my own stomach twisting in painful, hollow knots.

Hunger clawed at me like a wild animal trapped beneath my ribs.

I had gone longer without food during warrior training before — Kael’s father used to make us endure brutal fasts to test discipline — but this hunger was different. Shar
Sam K

Alara has made it out... but will she be able to stay alive on her own? Or Kael will find her again?

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