Chapter 8

Chapter 8

-ALIYAH-

"Let me go!"

I woke up screaming, my body shaking and trembling in fear. I looked around, realizing I was in an unfamiliar, beautiful room. There was a bandage on my neck.

But my wrists were bound together with what appeared to be handcuffs. I could feel the cold metal biting into my skin as I struggled against it. The chains rattled noisily as I tried to free myself from whatever force was keeping me here.

My eyes darted around the room, taking in everything from the elaborately carved wooden bedpost to the ornately decorated walls that encased me. But there was nothing familiar about this place. Nothing that brought me any comfort or familiarity whatsoever.

Then it hit me: Brayden had taken me somewhere else and put me under his control.

Just then, the door opened. I tried to hide my naked self under the sheets but it was impossible. I was trapped on the bed, waiting for the worst thing that could happen to me. My heart was weeping as I realized that even death c