Maya

My body froze at Maximus's words, my heartbeats quickening, and my palms becoming sweaty.

What should I do?

I've never lied, not once—it's a choice I had made because that's what my father taught me.

If I lied now, it wouldn't just break a part of me, but it would also bind me to these monsters for as long as they planned to torment me. On the other hand, if I told the truth, there might be a slim chance to escape this living nightmare, right?

Or maybe ...