The cold, damp air of the cavern pressed against Eve’s skin, making her shiver. A single torch flickered in the distance, casting long shadows that danced across the jagged walls. The silver cuffs around her wrists burned like fire, each pulse of pain a cruel reminder that she was a prisoner. But it wasn’t just the pain that gnawed at her—it was the silence. Veyron, the red-eyed stranger who had abducted her, sat leisurely across from her, his presence both unsettling and commanding. He studied her with an eerie calm, his fingers tracing the rim of a metal goblet. “You look just like her,” he finally said, voice dripping with amusement. Eve stiffened. “Like who?” His lips curled into a smile, revealing sharp teeth. “Your mother.” A jolt ran through her, her breath hitching. No. He was lying. He had to be. “I don’t know what you’re talking about,” she snapped, clenching her fists. Veyron chuckled, as if he found her defiance amusing. “Oh, but you do. You’ve felt it, haven’t you
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