Evelyn’s POVThe moment the lock clicked behind him, I collapsed back against the cold mattress, clutching my side. My fingertips came away sticky, still blood. Still pain. Still trapped.I glanced around, my pulse pounding against my temples. The room, though regal in appearance, was nothing more than a gilded cage. Every corner was watched. Every object, controlled. But something inside me stirred, faint and fragile.Run.The voice in my head wasn’t loud, but it was determined.I shifted slowly, groaning as I swung my legs to the side of the bed. My hospital gown clung to my body, damp with sweat and blood. Every breath was a battle. But I had to move.I had to fight.I reached up, shakily, and pulled a single pin from my tangled hair, a thin silver clip I always kept tucked behind my ear. My hands trembled violently as I crouched by the door, jamming the pin into the keyhole. Click. Twist. Rattle. My heartbeat was deafening in the silence.It didn’t work.“Damn it,” I whispered, my
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