Aurelia’s POVDays. That was how long it had been since they had taken me. Days of nothing but darkness, chains, hunger gnawing at my belly, and relentless pain hammering through my body. I had lost count of the number of times Liam had walked in, eyes gleaming, like a predator studying prey, each time finding new ways to break me.At first, I had tried to fight it, mentally, physically, everything in me screaming for freedom. But now I was so tired to care. “You look weary,” he said one morning, stepping into the dim light of my cell. His scarred eye glittered with amusement. “Almost like you’re ready to give up.”I glared at him, trying to summon every ounce of strength left in me. “I will never give up.”“Oh, Aurelia,” he said, crouching to my level, letting the chains rattle as I struggled. “You’re so strong-willed. It’s adorable, really. But I can do this all day. All night. I can starve you, beat you, and still you refuse. But there is one thing I haven’t tried yet.”I stiffene
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