WARNING! THIS CHAPTER CONTAINS VIOLENCE!
"... she won't wake up..."
"... well done ..."
Faint voices gradually awoke Zahra's consciousness, bringing her out of her forced deep sleep.
Her head throbbed and her thoughts muddled once she opened her eyes.
As she blinked her eyes, she realized she was in a dark room.
There was no light revealing the unfamiliar surroundings she was in.
She felt disoriented and a wave of fear washed over her as she tried to remember how she got there.
Her heart raced, and she struggled to make sense of her situation, wondering where she was and who had brought her here.
She trembled, fear gripping her as she found herself in the complete darkness, devoid of even a faint glimmer from a lamp or window.
"I should get up and call a maid to turn on the lights," Zahra mumbled.