Chapter 165

• HAYLEY
• I feel as if my world crashes down around me. Pain and agony steal my breath. It’s not physical, it’s purely inside me yet it feels worse than anything I’ve ever experienced. I would rather be whipped a thousand times or beaten until I could no longer walk than see what unfolds in front of me.
• “Mercy! We don’t grant mercy! Finish him!” Alexander’s voice rings to the air, and three spotlights drag across the stage and light the center of the ring.