The cell door creaked open, and Seraphina’s head jerked up from where she sat, weak and sore on the stone floor. Her breath caught in her throat as the figure stepped inside.Her heart dropped like a stone in her chest.Mira.Seraphina’s blue eyes widened, disbelief flashing across her face. “Mira? What are you doing here?”Mira didn’t answer. Her eyes scanned the room, drinking in every rotten corner of the cell—the cracked stone walls, the rusted chains, the putrid straw mat in the corner. Her lips curled in disgust like the stench alone had slapped her.“Hmm,” she muttered, her voice laced with disdain. “Figures.”She stepped deeper into the cell, heels clicking with slow menace. Then, folding her hands together, she gave a mockingly pleasant smile.“Well, well, well…” she said, her voice echoing in the cramped room. “I’ve finally got you where I want you.”She crossed the space in a few strides, grabbed Seraphina’s chin, and tilted her face upward with a single, cold finger. “Litt
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