As Ramsey takes Valeria away, my chains rattle as I strain against them.

If they hear it, neither look back. I almost wish she would have, but it’s probably for the best. The way I look now probably doesn’t remind her of who I’ve been and I don’t want her last memory of me to be me as this.

My heart thuds in my chest as I think about everything. I never thought I would be back in Ramsey’s possession. Though I had forgotten his name, as soon as it left his lips, I remembered it ...