Rhea

Day one was the worst. I woke up to see my guards were some of Anastasia’s older friends. They seemed delighted to see me in jail. When they opened the gate, I backed up against the stone wall but it was pointless. I couldn’t escape.

They beat me until I was almost unconscious. I didn’t know if they truly believed I had hurt Anastasia or not but it didn’t matter. I huddled against the wall and wrapped my knees around myself. My ...