Chapter 210
Julie's POV
I opened my eyes with immense difficulty, a heavy weight crushing my head as if mountains were pressing down on my eyelids. I tried to process what had happened, looking up to see a towering white ceiling with a massive, shimmering gold chandelier hanging in the center.
I was lying on a large bed, but when I tried to move, the chill of metal bit into my skin; my hands and feet were tightly bound in shackles.
I began to thrash my body violently, trying to break free, but the restraints only dug deeper into my wrists. Panic seized me, and I started screaming at the top of my lungs until I felt my throat raw and tearing. "Help! Somebody help me!" But the only response was the trembling echo of my own voice.
