Avyaane’s POV

The bathwater burned when I slippedinto it, the heat seeping into my skin as soon as I touched its surface, but I didn’t care. I embraced the sting and let it seep into my bones as I scrubbed the filthof the … dungeon?

It wasn’t only the grime Iwished to scrub off. It was them. Their touch. Their scent. Their control.

But no matter how I scrubbed, I couldn’t wipe away the invisiblechains tying me to them.

Igasped, descending further ...