The day had dragged on, every minute a slow reminder of how trapped I was. Every plan I had crafted, every attempt to protect Calix, seemed to crumble in the face of Daemon’s relentless control.
And as I was pacing the room, I couldn’t help but feel my nerves on edge, particularly upon hearing a knock at the door.
It left me froze for a moment, wondering who could it be.
My eyes quickly landed on Calix, who was then playing quietly with some wooden blocks in the corner, unaware of the tension that had been slowling consuming me since the morning.
Eventually, after those knocks, the door creaked open, and Beta Andres appeared, his presence commanding yet more relaxed than Daemon’s. But still, I didn’t trust him either. He had been Daemon’s beta. Of couse, I whatever Daemon does, he w
