Bound By Vengeance
Even the library felt intentional; books placed where I’d find them, titles that matched my old curiosities, the bindings soft under my fingertips like false friends.
For a heartbeat, I wanted to live.
And that was his trick, wasn’t it? He didn’t just steal my freedom—he dangled it in front of me like a cruel lover, reminding me what I could never have.
The cruelty was artful. He was a man who understood leverage. A soft word in the morning, a withheld favor the next evening — each small oscillation tightened the cords around me. It was manipulation dressed as generosity.
I pressed my palms against the cold glass of the window, staring at the gardens below. The guards still marched, rifles g
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