Chapter 70. An Intelligent Guess

Miatta's POV

“Done with the treatment?”An In The potbellied guard asked the second I resurfaced from the dark prison. My skin was clammy with sweat and I smelled like the disgusting place. But my mind was so far away all I could was to nod at his question.

“You took more time than I intended but that's all right. We are going to have so much fun tomorrow.” His greasy grin widened as he took another long look at my features. He lapped at his lips, destroyed by his desire.

“S-sorry about that. I have to go now or Mistress Athena would worry,” I replied mechanically, wanting to be anywhere but close to the grubby old man.

He waved at me and I hastened my footsteps until I was far from the dungeon. My eyes darted left and right, making sure that no one had seen me coming out of there. My grip tightened around Addy's bracelet and my heart bled for her.

She was stuck there, declared a soon-to-be executed prisoner by her own father and saddled