Chapter 72

ELISE'S POV

I pleaded with the guards as they dragged me into prison. Previously, I was kept in a cell but now, they were taking me to where hardened criminals were kept.

The prisoners’ voices reached me first when we got there.

“Look what we’ve got here, boys!” one shouted, holding his bars while looking at me “A pretty little thing, all dressed up for us!”

Laughter filled the cells. The sound of them laughing at me made my skin crawl. I kept my head down, refusing to meet their eyes, knowing that any sign of weakness would only make them taunt me even more. But it didn’t matter. They could smell my fear already.

“Hey, sweetheart, why don’t you come over here? I’ll show you a good time!” another prisoner called out.

I forced myself to keep walking with the guard, even as the insults and crude remarks rained down on me from all sides. The guard beside me gripped my arm tighter, as if he enjoyed seeing me squirm.

I bit down on my lip, trying to block out their voices, but it was im