Adriana's POV

It's been three weeks since I found myself in this worse-than-hell place. Over a fortnight of torment. For three long weeks, it has been nothing but suffering and agony. Who would have thought there were countless methods of inflicting pain on someone? Numerous methods of inflicting suffering. Numerous methods to shatter them.

I have been struck, lashed, pierced, clawed, submerged, and electrocuted. Whatever you can imagine has already been done to me. My arms and legs feel lifeless from being restrained. I have numerous scars on my body. It’s bruised and battered from the blows I endure daily. Every morning I wake, compassion is absent in their eyes,...