I could feel my temperature rising as I watched the moon serenely glide up the night sky, the dark clouds making it look gloomy. I tried to ignore the sting I feel all where my skin is in contact with the chain, but I couldn't. It felt like being stabbed by a thousand sharp knives. 

I looked down from looking at the moon to look at Mason, He had this worry on his face like all this wasn't even going to be close to success.

The Beast Within

Dabbie woke with a start, scanning her surroundings, she wiped the sweat from her brows and sat up. The thought of what transpired the previous day started afresh in her head. She got out of bed and walked towards her mirror, assessing her reflection, she asked just the one question the people around her couldn't quite give answer to. 


“... What are they even hiding from me?” 


Covering her face with both her palms, she quietly sobbed into them. Crystal blue tears streaked through the gaps in both her hands, But she cared not about the tears she was shedding. All she kept burdening herself with was the one question she asked herself earlier. 


She sensed and felt a hand on her shoulder, but felt perhaps Lady Diane had probably come to comfort her. 


“There's no need of you to come talk me out of bed today”. 


Chapter 15