Alexa

Chains. Darkness. Pain.

Yes, I did it.

Finally, I would be able to meet Ciara now.

Suddenly, an excruciating pain surged through me again. I shot my eyes to the stabbing feeling in my abdomen.

I could still remember the look in his eyes, as the dagger struck his chest. A mixture of pain, uncertainty, and disappointment.

I had brought myself in, allowing the guards to see me, with his blood stained on my hands.

"This is treason," the elders had said, as I knelt in the council room, awaiting my punishment.

I saw the way Nana's gaze settled on me—it was heartbreaking.

"She should be killed for that...