Chapter 58; a tiny baby wailing

Her trembling fingers clawed desperately at the sheets, dragging them up over her face as if she could block out the suffocating scent of sandalwood and roses, block out the walls that imprisoned her, and block out him.

Her body shook uncontrollably as a scream built in her throat, only to escape as broken, choking sobs.

"Let me out… let me out… please… please… I can't… I can't… I can't breathe..."

Her vision blurred with hot, frantic tears that streamed down her temples into her tangled hair. Her nails scraped against her scalp as she clutched fistfuls of her own hair, tugging violently, almost wishing she could rip her thoughts out of her skull to stop the pain.

Her heart pounded violently against her ribs, her lungs burning with each desperate gulp of air that felt too thin, too heavy, too poisonous in this room.