I was staring at Udora’s silhouette in her cage. Not even completely certain it was her since I couldn’t see her at all. It could be his dark magic.
But part of me knew this was just me trying to talk myself out of doing what he was about to ask me to.
Something horrible.
I remembered what he’d said twice now. I don’t lie.
“Is it really her.”
“Every inch.” He affirmed triumphantly. Beginning to back up, in the opposite direction Pulling my hand with him.
Forcing me to follow on stilted feet. As we passed the stairs and reached the darker side of the dungeon, things grew astronomically more dreadful.
I bumped into something I thought was a pillar and jumped forward. Nearly slamming into Mathis who laughed cruelly as his hand swept my lower back.
“Have a look at what you’re so
