She flinched, instinctively shrinking back from him. He looked terrifying. His piercing gaze

seemed to be able to penetrate through her skin. He was able to hold some kind of a chilling

darkness, that seemed to engulf any hopeful feeling she could have. It felt as if the walls

around her were closing in and she could not run away no matter how much she tried.

Every escape had been locked.

“You were on my mind,” he began, his voice a cold whisper that sent shivers down her

spine, ...