Chapter 20: The Mines
SERAPHINA
Clinking sounds scraped through the air. The ground shook with walls being smashed repeatedly. The air reeked of heat, sweat, and a metallic scent that made my body wrench with disgust.
Two guards had dragged me in roughly, pushing me into a dark underground tunnel.
At first, I thought I was being taken to be slaughtered—a hope for liberation, to be taken away from this torturous world. But instead, my eyes landed on the sight in front of me.
Screams. Shouts. Whips cracking against flesh. Fire. Metal instruments clanging. Slaves dragged roughly against the hard rocky ground, whipped mercilessly, forced to dig harder and faster.
I stood there, shocked. My mind was fuzzy as I tried to understand what the hell was going on.
"Take this, slave."
A hammer was thrown at my feet, nearly scraping my toes.
I stared at it, shocked. What was I going to do with this?
Even though the answer was glaring at me, I wasn't ready to accept it.
