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Prologue: Caleb

My throat prickled as I gasped for air I lifted my heavy eyelids, only to be ainst cold stone

Where a quickened ase cha the door

My body was still weak froroaned as I turned over onto my stomach in the narrow box It was then that I realized I’d been stripped offor fresh air

How long have I been trapped in here?

Stellan’s last words haunted h to keep you unconscious for just over seven days"

If the dosage indeed lasted seven days, now that I had woken up, I should be writhing in agony

I knehat happened to vaht they could escape Annora’s bond I’d watched the whole process with an to seep fro as though some invisible deainstfor blood There was none I ran a hand along ns of any lesions yet I could only conclude that Stellan e and I’d woken up early

Whatever the case, I didn’t have much time If I didn’t find a way to escape this dark to before I ainst the dusty floor, I arched my back and raisedall the strength left in h stone grated against h my spine

But no e I lowered myself back down, noeaker than ever I turned over on

Dread filled the pit of my stomach I wished that Stellan had left a stake in here I could have put an end to this quickly, before the toran But of course, he wouldn’t have done that He wanted , I closedhere Alone in the dark

I thought of Rose She at least was ato that would perhaps h asped as a flood of fresh air filled ap that had forainst the stone and applied pressure again This tiht I sat up, the flood of light blinding me It took several moments for my eyes to adjust

My heart skipped a beat Annora stood a few feet away, ar at nized it as the sa on?" I deular container

"I should be asking that of you," Annora snapped

I stared down at the stone toed in Then ht of hied toward hi back against the wall