Chapter 12

AVERY

“ What did you all do to the girl who was with me? ” I ask the man who has my upper arm in a tight grip and is dragging me along with him.

“ For now, she is unharmed. ” He replies, the same disdain contorting his face.

I swallow, relief filling me. Renee is fine. Now, all I need to do is to think about how to handle this situation after throwing the threats around that I definitely meant.

The rest of the way, I hold my head high and pretend I don’t see the snickering faces or hear the taunts they utter towards me. In due time, they will learn what happens when you poke the wrong person.

His grip tightens over my arm as we enter an area that is different than the rest of the black and grey parts of the castle. The walls are painted golden and white, finally giving me a semblance of familiarity.

But with that short-lived relief, comes another wave of shock when I see heads poking out of a brown double door. There are several women, wearing revealing clothes. It’s not their