Despite my pleas, Maxwell insisted on confining me to the kingdom's most squalid and frightening cellar. As the heavy door clanged shut behind me, the feeble light flickered intermittently, casting ghostly silhouettes on the walls. I recoiled in revulsion as a rodent darted across my feet.
I retreated to the furthest nook, hugging myself tightly. The atmosphere was laden with grime, and the space reverberated with the sounds of scurrying insects and flapping bat wings. Cobwebs adorned every corner, some grazing my skin as I moved.
Though terrified, my dominant emotion was rage—fury at how effortlessly Sophia had orchestrated this predicament. She had Maxwell under her spell, and her deceptions had landed me here.
Seven days have finally elapsed.
The door groaned open as one of the pack sentinels entered to release me.