Chapter 121:

Feast of the Crimson Moon

Elira

A sharp, urgent bell clanged suddenly outside my cell. I jerked awake, my heart immediately racing in panic. What is going on out there? I sat up quickly, the chain securing my leg clinking loudly against the cold stone floor. How much longer must I simply rot here, waiting? The thought hit me hard: Maybe no one was coming for me. Maybe I had to find a way to claw my own way out.

The heavy door creaked open, and Florida strode in. Her eyes burned ...