Chapter 4

This chain had locked my fate for good. There was no escape.

The icy touch against my ankle sent chills through me. Every movement made the chain rattle with a crisp, despairing sound, a constant reminder that I was nothing more than a pet trapped in a cage.

I stopped crying, my gaze hollow as I looked at him, numb.

'Kill me. Do it now. It's better than being tormented like this,' I thought.

Orion couldn't hear my thoughts. All he saw was my pale face and swollen, red eyes.

A hint of regret flashed in his eyes. He bent…