VANESSA

Vanessa sighed as she gazed around the opulent room, her mind racing with thoughts of her new life. She had been forced to leave behind everything she knew and loved, and was now trapped in this luxurious prison.

"I can't believe I'm stuck here," she muttered to herself, pacing back and forth across the marble floor.

One of the other concubines, a beautiful woman with long, curly hair, entered the room, her eyes narrowing as she gazed at Vanessa.

"What's your problem, newcomer?" she asked, her voice dripping with disdain.

Vanessa stopped pacing and turned to face her. "My problem is that I'm stuck in this place, with no...