Chapter 19
Chapter nineteen
Maxon
Even with my eyes closed, I can sense the shadows in my dungeon growing darker, deeper, pressing in with a suffocating weight.
This whole place breathes darkness and despair, like it’s alive and feeding off my anger and exhaustion.
I know Yumekui is watching me. Her gaze is sharp, lingering—a prickling sensation that crawls over my skin, settling like an itch I can’t scratch.
If only I could get these bone chains off. Just for a second. One second is all I’d need to cause enough damage to leave a mark she’d never forget.
“You look like you could use a pick-me-up, Your Majesty,” Yumekui’s voice weaves around me like wisps of smoke.
I force my eyes open, glaring into the shadows that seem to pulse with her presence. “I don’t know why you’re keeping me. You should just kill me. I’m of no use to you. Everly isn’t coming for me. My men won’t allow it.”