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Vincent Austin's perfect life crumbles after a drunken mistake leaves his fiancee, Abigail Jones, betrayed and heartbroken. When another woman one day confronts him claiming to be carrying his child, Vincent is forced into a marriage of obligation, sacrificing the...

“Fuck, Ada…” “Brad...oh, fuck... deeper... harder!” Ada’s shrill voice begged between breathy moans. The banging of the headboard against the wall intensified as Ann froze. No... it couldn’t be! Ann took a deep breath and nudged the door a little more. Her chest...

Neferet is the daughter of the High Priest of Amun, dreaming to become a priestess herself in temple of Isis. Her marriage to beloved Sahety, a rising military commander, would unite two powerful families beneath the Pharaoh. However, her world...

Kyle Denver is a perfectionist, a workaholic who doesn't really understand how time works. Dakota Lennix has been his secretary for 5 years and she's the best secretary that's ever been working with him. She loves her job so much...

Zorina thought marrying Kael Veridan, heir to the powerful Veridan family, would bring her love and respect. Instead, it turned her into an invisible servant in her own home. When Kael announces his engagement to the glamorous governor's daughter, Liora, Zorina's...

Being a waitress in New Jersey wasn't actually Analeina's dream job, and she always wished for a new opportunity or adventure. But you know what they say, be careful what you wish for. When Analeina accidentally spilled hot coffee on one...

"Mate!" He heard his wolf growl. Lancelot's eyes dropped to the place she shook his palm. 'You have got to be kidding me.' ******** She had lost everything in just one day her job she tried so hard to find, her...

Alpha Maximus of the Blood Moon pack is the last of his kind, mateless, and shunned by the werewolf community, and unable to control his Lycan, making him a bigger threat to all around him. He is shunned and disliked...

Felicia finds herself trapped in a loveless marriage to the cold and domineering Alpha Damien.  Despite her hopes that a child might soften his heart, her world shatters when she discovers his passionate affection for another woman.  Heartbroken yet determined, Felicia demands...

“MATE” a voice roared and the bustling in the hall went completely silent. A menacing aura took over the whole room. I walked out of my hiding and got a bit closer. Slate grey eyes immediately found mine. He stomped towards...

She's the daughter of Black Moon Pack's Alpha, however she has always lived like a servant. Her father and stepmother hated her, all because she was wolf-less. Until the night of mating gathering, she met a mysterious man. He took...

Isla Thorne has always been the outcast of her pack, a disappointment to her Alpha parents and a mystery to everyone else. As the daughter of powerful leaders in the Midnight Crest pack, she should have had a promising life-but...

Sophie's suspicions about her husband Adam's infidelity grow when she learns he's been taking his secretary to the family doctor.  After hearing the doctor confirm that his secretary lost the baby, Sophie confronts him and demands a divorce. Adam desperately tries...

Kyle Denver is a perfectionist, a workaholic who doesn't really understand how time works. Dakota Lennix has been his secretary for 5 years and she's the best secretary that's ever been working with him. She loves her job so much...

“Fuck, Ada…” “Brad...oh, fuck... deeper... harder!” Ada’s shrill voice begged between breathy moans. The banging of the headboard against the wall intensified as Ann froze. No... it couldn’t be! Ann took a deep breath and nudged the door a little more. Her chest...

On her 18th birthday, Debby thought she had it all-until she caught her boyfriend, Dave, cheating with Rachel, the school's queen bee. But she wasn't the only one betrayed. Kyle, Rachel's boyfriend and the school's cocky hockey captain, walked in...

Seventeen-year-old Hanna is navigating her first year of high school while still grieving the loss of her parents. With her brother Jacob and best friends Emily and Elordi by her side, she's determined to survive the pressures of fitting in...

Carmen Venetti thought she had everything: a powerful husband, a thriving empire, and the strength to hold it all together. But when Arianna De Luca, Marco's cunning and beautiful ex-lover, reappears, their once-unshakable marriage begins to fracture. Arianna claims she's...

Adira Wade is reviled and shunned in her pack after her parents were accused of planning against the alpha. Even her fiance, the future alpha, Grayson, turns his back on her. She loses hope of finding true love and gives...

Being a waitress in New Jersey wasn't actually Analeina's dream job, and she always wished for a new opportunity or adventure. But you know what they say, be careful what you wish for. When Analeina accidentally spilled hot coffee on one...

Book two of The Little Wolf series Bethany is 14 years old and a warrior's daughter at the moonshine pack, her life is perfect until that one night that turns her world upside down. Rogues attack her pack leaving her alone...

Neferet is the daughter of the High Priest of Amun, dreaming to become a priestess herself in temple of Isis. Her marriage to beloved Sahety, a rising military commander, would unite two powerful families beneath the Pharaoh. However, her world...

She moves to a new city with her parents. She is upset about this since it's her last year of high school. In the airport, she meets two brothers who look identical, but she doesn't pay much attention till she...

Piper Blackwood trapped in a crumbling marriage with Jasper, her childhood love. When Piper's long-hidden secret about their daughter, Lily, comes to light - Lily is not biologically Jasper's but the result of a past affair, Jasper's former best friend...

Since battling over a spade in kindergarten, Dior and Patricia have been life sworn enemies. Despite Dior being the future alpha, Patricia never respected or feared him. She was always a daring omega, not afraid of stating her opinion. With...

Felicia finds herself trapped in a loveless marriage to the cold and domineering Alpha Damien.  Despite her hopes that a child might soften his heart, her world shatters when she discovers his passionate affection for another woman.  Heartbroken yet determined, Felicia demands...

On her 18th birthday, Debby thought she had it all-until she caught her boyfriend, Dave, cheating with Rachel, the school's queen bee. But she wasn't the only one betrayed. Kyle, Rachel's boyfriend and the school's cocky hockey captain, walked in...

Carmen Venetti thought she had everything: a powerful husband, a thriving empire, and the strength to hold it all together. But when Arianna De Luca, Marco's cunning and beautiful ex-lover, reappears, their once-unshakable marriage begins to fracture. Arianna claims she's...

A pragmatic executive assistant agrees to a temporary marriage with her billionaire boss to help him secure his inheritance. Two years into their convenient arrangement, she discovers she's pregnant - just as his former flame returns to reclaim him. Now...

Zorina thought marrying Kael Veridan, heir to the powerful Veridan family, would bring her love and respect. Instead, it turned her into an invisible servant in her own home. When Kael announces his engagement to the glamorous governor's daughter, Liora, Zorina's...

Ella has been sold by her own family as payment for a debt to the ruling vampire clan, who have controlled the duchy where they reside for centuries. The girl is to serve in the gothic manor, where the heirs...

Sophie's suspicions about her husband Adam's infidelity grow when she learns he's been taking his secretary to the family doctor.  After hearing the doctor confirm that his secretary lost the baby, Sophie confronts him and demands a divorce. Adam desperately tries...

Since battling over a spade in kindergarten, Dior and Patricia have been life sworn enemies. Despite Dior being the future alpha, Patricia never respected or feared him. She was always a daring omega, not afraid of stating her opinion. With...

She moves to a new city with her parents. She is upset about this since it's her last year of high school. In the airport, she meets two brothers who look identical, but she doesn't pay much attention till she...

Seventeen-year-old Hanna is navigating her first year of high school while still grieving the loss of her parents. With her brother Jacob and best friends Emily and Elordi by her side, she's determined to survive the pressures of fitting in...

When Amelia discovered she was pregnant with her billionaire husband Ryan's child, after three long years of longing and heartbreak, she was happy. She couldn't wait to share the joyous news with him and finally bring a piece of their...

Kyle Denver is a perfectionist, a workaholic who doesn't really understand how time works. Dakota Lennix has been his secretary for 5 years and she's the best secretary that's ever been working with him. She loves her job so much...

When Tori Kane awakens in the hospital after a suspicious accident, she discovers she's been given a second chance at life - with all her memories intact. A several weeks ago, she was betrayed and almost killed by her husband,...

Isla Thorne has always been the outcast of her pack, a disappointment to her Alpha parents and a mystery to everyone else. As the daughter of powerful leaders in the Midnight Crest pack, she should have had a promising life-but...

Adira Wade is reviled and shunned in her pack after her parents were accused of planning against the alpha. Even her fiance, the future alpha, Grayson, turns his back on her. She loses hope of finding true love and gives...

Disguised as a man, Ace Ravelwood spent her entire life proving her strength in a world where only the ruthless survive. When she sacrifices herself to protect her family, she is taken captive by Alpha Rowan and thrown into his brutal...

Anaiah Ross was abused and mistreated by members of her pack after she killed someone on her first shift, and her alpha mate, Amos, rejected and threw her in the dungeon making her heart shatter to pieces, she later accepts...

In a world where power, beauty, and bloodline define a she-wolf's worth, Aria Thornwyn-curvy, ridiculed, and unwanted-is thrust into a hostile pack and mated to the cold, reluctant future Alpha, Matthew. Though fate binds them through a sacred mark, Matthew...

"Mate!" He heard his wolf growl. Lancelot's eyes dropped to the place she shook his palm. 'You have got to be kidding me.' ******** She had lost everything in just one day her job she tried so hard to find, her...

Alpha Maximus of the Blood Moon pack is the last of his kind, mateless, and shunned by the werewolf community, and unable to control his Lycan, making him a bigger threat to all around him. He is shunned and disliked...

Aria never asked for power, prophecy, or war. All she wanted was a place to belong. Escaping the torment of her cruel birth pack, Aria sought refuge with the Crimson Fang-only to be met with suspicion from its Alpha, Hayden, a...

Danica William has never wanted a mate-she was born for battle, not love. But one reckless night with Alpha Nicholas changes everything when he claims her as his fated mate-only to reject her the next morning. Determined to move on,...

She's the daughter of Black Moon Pack's Alpha, however she has always lived like a servant. Her father and stepmother hated her, all because she was wolf-less. Until the night of mating gathering, she met a mysterious man. He took...

Isabella D'Angelo has spent her life obeying - the perfect daughter of one of the most powerful mafia families in Italy. Promised to a man she despises, she's ready to sacrifice her heart for the sake of duty. But when...

[WARNING: MATURE CONTENT] "Each time you break a rule; I'll claim a part of your body as mine" Forced to marry the heir of the largest mafia syndicate to pay for her parent's debt and her grandmother's hospital bills. "Live with...

eedom with a smile. What they didn't know? She was the hidden heir to the most powerful mafia family in Velmorra.  Now she sits beside her true father, Don Matteo Corvatti. And when Dante walks in expecting a blessing for his new life, she's...

She's FBI. He's mafia. And one lie just ruined everything. Zadie Hollis was supposed to take him down, not fall into his bed. Posing as Marina Velastro, she slips into Lazaro Saventino's world as his executive assistant, determined to expose the empire...

Carmen Venetti thought she had everything: a powerful husband, a thriving empire, and the strength to hold it all together. But when Arianna De Luca, Marco's cunning and beautiful ex-lover, reappears, their once-unshakable marriage begins to fracture. Arianna claims she's...

Brenna We’ve created a Mafia world in upstate New York, but we have a secret. Our species is not human. We’re wolf-shifters who live among the humans, and rage war against each other for power. Tonight, my pack was attacked, and everyone...

Bella Winters is a seventeen years old with little confidence and controlled daily by her anxiety. Bella wants to remain hidden in school but ends up gaining the attention from the school's popular bully and the school's heart throb, Brody...

Lisa Saunders is responsible for her little sister after the death of their parents. She takes her sister to Rome, Italy, to forget everything that reminds her of their parents. A few days after they arrived Lisa found out her...

"How much?" I frowned at the shadowed man, in an expensive looking car. "Excuse me? I don't understand..." realization dawned on me, as I looked at my skimpy club attire. I raised my hands, "I-I'm not a person you've thought!" I felt...

On the day of her arranged wedding to a powerful Mafia Don, Alyssa Martini-the sheltered daughter of the ruthless Mafia King-flees in disguise, setting off a storm of betrayal, secrets, and desire. Hiding under a false identity, she unknowingly enters...

I was twenty-five. Still a virgin. Not because I was saving myself - just because life never gave me the space to want anything. I was exhausted, broke, trying to keep my younger brother Michael in school and out of...

Elena was the perfect wife-until she wasn't. Replaced by her husband's pregnant mistress in one devastating moment, she walks away shattered... into the arms of a stranger who doesn't ask questions. One night. No names. No regrets. Until two pink...

Still reeling from the heartbreak of being abandoned by someone she called her mate after a one night stand, Grace Jones gets a more shocking discovery. She was pregnant. To her horror, she was carrying the child of someone whose...

At her engagement party, her fiancé had betrayed her.She announced she wanted to take revenge on her fiancé. ---------- A man’s icy lips covered hers as he devoured her, giving her temporary respite from the heat. She reached out and flung her...

Six years ago, Selene Alvaroz's life changed forever. One reckless night, one wrong drink-and she woke up in an unfamiliar bed, her memories erased. Then came the shock: she was pregnant. Abandoned by her mother and forced to raise twins alone,...

Felicia finds herself trapped in a loveless marriage to the cold and domineering Alpha Damien.  Despite her hopes that a child might soften his heart, her world shatters when she discovers his passionate affection for another woman.  Heartbroken yet determined, Felicia demands...

Amy didn't expect that her husband whom she had loved and trusted earnestly for many years would be cheating on her by having sex with his secretary. When she confronted him, he and his secretary mocked and ridiculed her, they...

When Amelia discovered she was pregnant with her billionaire husband Ryan's child, after three long years of longing and heartbreak, she was happy. She couldn't wait to share the joyous news with him and finally bring a piece of their...

“Scared?” He asked huskily against my ear. “Can.. can you remove this blindfold sir?” I asked as I heard his voice. “No. You shouldn’t see me” He said and with that I felt a sharp pain between my legs. So finally it...

"Get undressed and wait for me in bed. Keep your legs open until I finish my shower," he commanded with the power of his Alpha status and as her mate. She wanted to resist. "Do you think I'm the same...

Rachel Lane is a part-time dance instructor and YouTube content creator. Derek Fraser is a successful businessman at the head of a billion-dollar tech empire who works hard and plays even harder.  They meet in a club where he is hanging out...

Being a waitress in New Jersey wasn't actually Analeina's dream job, and she always wished for a new opportunity or adventure. But you know what they say, be careful what you wish for. When Analeina accidentally spilled hot coffee on one...

He started it. She's going to end it-with her name in his mouth. BETTY: I came to Riverside Prep invisible. I planned to stay that way. Then he looked at me. Touched me. Humiliated me. Now Marcus Mitchell won't stop circling. He thinks I'm...

Elena was the perfect wife-until she wasn't. Replaced by her husband's pregnant mistress in one devastating moment, she walks away shattered... into the arms of a stranger who doesn't ask questions. One night. No names. No regrets. Until two pink...

Seventeen-year-old Hanna is navigating her first year of high school while still grieving the loss of her parents. With her brother Jacob and best friends Emily and Elordi by her side, she's determined to survive the pressures of fitting in...

I've always been "the quiet, nerdy girl." The girl with her nose buried in a book, the girl people barely notice. But my world is a lot more complicated than it seems. You see, I'm absolutely, hopelessly in love with...

Two weeks ago, I had it all. Perfect GPA. Perfect boyfriend. Perfect life, if you ignore the fact that Liam's main talent was pretending he cared. I was so good at being the perfect girlfriend - straight A's, playing nice,...

"Dear Diary...The Cross Brothers Are After Me" is about Lila, a girl who moves to a new town and becomes the focus of the Cross brothers-Aiden, Asher, and Grayson. They start by bullying her, but their behavior turns obsessive and...

When shy, overachieving Emma Williams accidentally becomes the center of her school's drama, thanks to a leaked bucket list, she's forced to confront her fears head-on. With humiliating challenges, unexpected allies, and one infuriatingly charming Liam Carter, Emma's about to...

On her 18th birthday, Debby thought she had it all-until she caught her boyfriend, Dave, cheating with Rachel, the school's queen bee. But she wasn't the only one betrayed. Kyle, Rachel's boyfriend and the school's cocky hockey captain, walked in...

Strictly professional. That was a general idea that Liliana had when she signed up to become a private flight attendant. What she didn't expect was for the mysterious, strict, straightforward Mr. Cavalier to take an interest in her outspoken yet naïve...

I saw they were kissing and felt a twinge of jealousy and anger flowing through me. My wolf also growled at the sight but I didn't know why. Why did I hate my mother for kissing my new 'stepdad'? I shouldn't...

Ella has been sold by her own family as payment for a debt to the ruling vampire clan, who have controlled the duchy where they reside for centuries. The girl is to serve in the gothic manor, where the heirs...

Disguised as a man, Ace Ravelwood spent her entire life proving her strength in a world where only the ruthless survive. When she sacrifices herself to protect her family, she is taken captive by Alpha Rowan and thrown into his brutal...

Book two of The Little Wolf series Bethany is 14 years old and a warrior's daughter at the moonshine pack, her life is perfect until that one night that turns her world upside down. Rogues attack her pack leaving her alone...

In a world where power, beauty, and bloodline define a she-wolf's worth, Aria Thornwyn-curvy, ridiculed, and unwanted-is thrust into a hostile pack and mated to the cold, reluctant future Alpha, Matthew. Though fate binds them through a sacred mark, Matthew...

Felicia finds herself trapped in a loveless marriage to the cold and domineering Alpha Damien.  Despite her hopes that a child might soften his heart, her world shatters when she discovers his passionate affection for another woman.  Heartbroken yet determined, Felicia demands...

She's the daughter of Black Moon Pack's Alpha, however she has always lived like a servant. Her father and stepmother hated her, all because she was wolf-less. Until the night of mating gathering, she met a mysterious man. He took...

Isla Thorne has always been the outcast of her pack, a disappointment to her Alpha parents and a mystery to everyone else. As the daughter of powerful leaders in the Midnight Crest pack, she should have had a promising life-but...

"Mate!" He heard his wolf growl. Lancelot's eyes dropped to the place she shook his palm. 'You have got to be kidding me.' ******** She had lost everything in just one day her job she tried so hard to find, her...

Trigger Warning: 18+, rape, abuse, Mature and sexual content, slavery, violence. "Don't get the ideas that you are ever going to receive anything other than hate from me, Athena. I don't need a mate. I don't need a weak...

Warning: This is a dark mature romance , meant only for 18+ "you are mine Gracie... your fears, tears.... I'm going to completely shatter you until you know nothing else but my name "I.. I'm not yours "I stuttered...

"You owe your life to the mafia. My father's words, cold as the gun he carried, still haunted me. He'd meant them as a chain, binding me to a fate I never chose.  To Kaiden. Just thinking his name made my skin crawl....

Warning: 18+, strong mature, and sexual content. Sneak peek: "I don't believe in God, Hailey," he murmured, as his firm hands settled on my hips and lifted me from his lap, placing me onto his desk, "But... if I did, I would...

On her 18th birthday, Debby thought she had it all-until she caught her boyfriend, Dave, cheating with Rachel, the school's queen bee. But she wasn't the only one betrayed. Kyle, Rachel's boyfriend and the school's cocky hockey captain, walked in...

On the verge of graduating, a young woman finds her world is turned upside down by something unexplainable. Strange things erupt around her. The urban legends told by her tribe ancestors were something she always brushed off. They were just...

"I'll f*ck you so hard that you'll forget all about him" Natalia has been desiring her billionaire stepfather for the longest time after her mother passed away suddenly in a car accident. Her life takes a complicated turn when her stepfather...

Adira Wade is reviled and shunned in her pack after her parents were accused of planning against the alpha. Even her fiance, the future alpha, Grayson, turns his back on her. She loses hope of finding true love and gives...

Amber, the pack's most talented matchmaker, has spent years pairing others with their destined mates-yet she's never been in love herself. When the powerful and enigmatic Alpha Damon seeks her help in finding a mate, she takes on the challenge,...

Skyla Silara Rossi is the 18-year-old daughter of the Lycan King himself. She attends Midnight Academy, a place that is a safe haven for the supernatural, but for Skyla, it’s not enough. She still doesn’t fit in. Unable to control the...

Book two of The Little Wolf series Bethany is 14 years old and a warrior's daughter at the moonshine pack, her life is perfect until that one night that turns her world upside down. Rogues attack her pack leaving her alone...

“MATE” a voice roared and the bustling in the hall went completely silent. A menacing aura took over the whole room. I walked out of my hiding and got a bit closer. Slate grey eyes immediately found mine. He stomped towards...

Olivia "Livvy" Hayes was never given a choice. Forced into marriage with crime boss Stanley Dunne, she endured five years of control, violence, and fear. But when her daughter, Angelina, is born, she makes the only choice that matters-she runs. Desperate...

" You are no one to me, you are nothing, and don't ever expect anything from me. You were bought here to play the part of a Luna and gratify my sexual desire," My Mate and new alpha said, with...

I've always been "the quiet, nerdy girl." The girl with her nose buried in a book, the girl people barely notice. But my world is a lot more complicated than it seems. You see, I'm absolutely, hopelessly in love with...

I was nothing-an Omega, a mistake, a burden to my pack. Betrayed by my best friend, humiliated, and cast aside, I thought my fate was sealed. But when I uncovered the truth-that I, not the Alpha's daughter, was the true...

Zorina thought marrying Kael Veridan, heir to the powerful Veridan family, would bring her love and respect. Instead, it turned her into an invisible servant in her own home. When Kael announces his engagement to the glamorous governor's daughter, Liora, Zorina's...

Seventeen-year-old Hanna is navigating her first year of high school while still grieving the loss of her parents. With her brother Jacob and best friends Emily and Elordi by her side, she's determined to survive the pressures of fitting in...

Neferet is the daughter of the High Priest of Amun, dreaming to become a priestess herself in temple of Isis. Her marriage to beloved Sahety, a rising military commander, would unite two powerful families beneath the Pharaoh. However, her world...

Aria never asked for power, prophecy, or war. All she wanted was a place to belong. Escaping the torment of her cruel birth pack, Aria sought refuge with the Crimson Fang-only to be met with suspicion from its Alpha, Hayden, a...

Vincent Austin's perfect life crumbles after a drunken mistake leaves his fiancee, Abigail Jones, betrayed and heartbroken. When another woman one day confronts him claiming to be carrying his child, Vincent is forced into a marriage of obligation, sacrificing the...

Carmen Venetti thought she had everything: a powerful husband, a thriving empire, and the strength to hold it all together. But when Arianna De Luca, Marco's cunning and beautiful ex-lover, reappears, their once-unshakable marriage begins to fracture. Arianna claims she's...

When Tori Kane awakens in the hospital after a suspicious accident, she discovers she's been given a second chance at life - with all her memories intact. A several weeks ago, she was betrayed and almost killed by her husband,...

Ella has been sold by her own family as payment for a debt to the ruling vampire clan, who have controlled the duchy where they reside for centuries. The girl is to serve in the gothic manor, where the heirs...

Alice has her life all sorted, she has a good job, a wonderful fiancee. Apart from a little secret, she is a werewolf, her life was in her control. After losing her parents in a rogue attack she had been...

"I, Logan Carter, Alpha of the Crescent Moon Pack, reject you, Emma Parker of the Crescent Moon Pack." I could feel my heart breaking. Leon was howling inside me, and I could feel his pain. She was looking right at me, and...

"Run little she-wolf, as far as you can because if I ever catch you, your worst fucking nightmare will become your reality.” He whispered dangerously, his grip on me painfully tight. A smile curled the corner of my lips, and I...

Felicia finds herself trapped in a loveless marriage to the cold and domineering Alpha Damien.  Despite her hopes that a child might soften his heart, her world shatters when she discovers his passionate affection for another woman.  Heartbroken yet determined, Felicia demands...

"What happened last night was a mistake. We both had too much to drink and one thing led to another. It was an act of alcohol and nothing more. I don't have any feelings for you whatsoever. You're my employee...

Anaiah Ross was abused and mistreated by members of her pack after she killed someone on her first shift, and her alpha mate, Amos, rejected and threw her in the dungeon making her heart shatter to pieces, she later accepts...

The day Tabitha got shattered by the news that she was about to meet her end, Alpha Derek, her mate, was screwing around with another she-wolf. Devastated, she decided to accept Derek's rejection. But as the fine pack doctor, Orson, entered...

Isabella needs a huge sum of money for her aged grandmother's surgery. She has nowhere to go for help and she decides to seek help from her Billionaire boss, Jayden. Jayden doesn't believe in marriages and happily ever after but he...

Liesl McGrath is an up-and-coming artist but for eight years she focuses on her husband as a devoted partner, adjusting her life and her career around him achieving his goal of becoming CEO by the age of thirty. Her life is...

After discovering her wolf's abnormality, Ashira went to the strongest pack of the North-The Prime Pack- in awe to find her mate. It turned out that her mate was Alpha Aiden, the youngest Alpha that was ever recorded in history....

"Your kind belongs to a cell, shackled against a wall with no freedom!" he yelled at me before ordering his guards to shut me up in the darkest part of the cell, hijacking the little freedom and illumination I had....