The Heartless Alpha’s Beloved Luna
My legs were pinned but my knees could bend, just slightly, if I tried hard enough.
The hut was small. Mud walls, a low ceiling, a cold hearth in the corner. A table off to one side with a single chair. And on the table, half-melted, guttering low in its own pool of wax, was a small candle, nearly burnt down to nothing, but still lit.
My heart started to pound.
The table was close to the web. And there were thin threads that ran down to the table’s edge, where the silk caught on the rough wood corner. If I could shift my weight to make the web move, I might be able to tip the whole table, along with the candle.