~Shannon~

I felt something snap out of me… like a dagger being pierced into my chest.

It was a wild, searing pain, and I could do nothing but hold firmly onto my aching chest while leaning back on the wall.

Just when the pain reached its peak and I couldn't bear it anymore, I crashed to the floor, completely unstable. By now, tears had filled my eyes, and my legs had suddenly grown weak, like the whole world was pressing down on them.

This pain was nothing like I had experienced before.

Not when I was beaten.

Not when I was dragged to the auction house.

Not even when Evan...