ed to swallow the sob that had stuck in my throat. As usual, his remarks pierced me deeply. His words filled the little, darkened room, brimmin
rabbing a fistful of my hair and jerking my head up. The pain stung, but it wasn't new. Nothing he did was new anymore. He'd pun
d his fingers tightened, pulling me painfully closer. "You're
that I had lost track of her location. She wasn't present. Yes, I was. I staggered forward as his hand shoved my hair out of it. I just managed to catch myself as the bitter taste of bloo
ed. I learned that a long time ago. Begging only made him angrier, so
dangerous growl. "You'll fix
like that, I knew something worse was coming. He w
n though his eyes were wild now, there was a gleam in them that made me
them all. "Don't give me that look." His voice trembled with anger, but suddenly it had a
s being choked by the heavy fog o
was a disgusting experience. A smile th
irl around me, with the walls enclosing me. Every time I attempted t
o debt. How about you? You are my escape route. Dysis, you're going to p
worse if I attempted to flee. My father was going to control my destiny, just as he had always used fear to control me. I felt sick to my stomach at
it." "I re
ou have no say in it, sweetheart. You don't have any control here. You we
fell over me like a heavy blanket, making it impossible for me to endure. My only response was a shaky breath, but I
ou from my grasp. He added with a cunning smile, "And don't worry, I'm sure he'll take very good care of you." I shuddered at the words, but it did
otests were out of the question. No time to plead. I headed to the do
. Only my father's voice had ever been important. However, this voice... It wasn't his. The temperature dropped. darker. My breath stuck in my throat as I turned around. A man I had never seen before stood towering and powerful in the d
an authoritative tone that chilled my blood, he said, "Are you Dysis Salmon?" I was unable to respond.
daughter now. I