| Chapter 31

As I continued to struggle, helpless and trapped, he taunted, "Give in already..." His voice dripped with contempt, and a scoff escaped his lips as he whispered in my ear, "No knight is coming to save you."

His words swirled in my mind, making my lips tremble with fear and despair.

Despite my desperate attempts to resist, I was no match for his strength. The realization that I was completely at his mercy was suffocating.

The thought that no one would come to save me, that I was truly alone, haunted me.