Cold hands gripped at her ankles, dragging her all the way from limbo and back to the nightmare that her life had become.
The little spark that had been kindled at her core was snuffed and stomped the moment her eyes opened on Zarah's despicable face.
Whether the sun had risen or not yet remained a mystery as no windows decorated that hellhole. Only those blood riling cages and stomach-churning stench wafted. By then, her body lay outside of the cage as she had been tugged seconds prior.
"Come now, whore! Open those eyes! Today is going to be quite the long one for you," Zarah's grin brought no solace or warmth. On the contrary it was the kind that stole peace from one's heart.
When Arabella took too long to properly open her eyes, a slap landed across her cheek, causing her ears to ring louder and her head to spin.
"Never the matter," the hag hissed, "Take her,"
