Chapter 142

The Prey

I watched Daniyella leave. The silence after was a roar in my ears. My fingers itched and my thoughts clawed at the edges of my mind that seemed just out of reach.

He had his reasons.

I wanted to laugh.

That should mean nothing to me. I shouldn’t feel an ounce of emotion. His reasons were chains, damn shackles that bound me to this house, this life. This cage. Everything built by him. Ruled by him.

My burns tingled as I kept moving. If I stopped, the thoughts would consume me.

My hands trembled, and I clenched them into fists to stop the shaking. It didn’t help. Nothing helped.

Soon I found myself stumbling to the window and threw it open. Cold air bit at my skin. I welcomed it. Needed it.

The view was the same. Endless. The ice stretched out like a dark abyss and spreading over the cliffs below. No escape.

No escape.

The words echoed in my head. Mocking me.

I leaned against the frame, the co