Mel's POV

All I could register was the cold. That is all I felt since I have locked up in this little room. They came and went as they pleased asking me where the stone was but I wouldn't tell them. No matter what I would die to protect my family.

As soon as the door swung open I knew what was going to happen as one of the men came in carrying a bucket of water. Colder than the room temperature. Then another walked in carrying a tray of mouth-watering food that made my stomach ...