From Dungeon to Kitchen

Sylvie's POV

The frigid stone of the dungeon wall pressed hard against my spine, leaching the last bit of warmth from my bones. Hours had bled away since my supposed second-chance mate stormed out of the cell, leaving behind a silence so heavy it pressed on my chest like a physical weight. I had spent two full days in this pitch-black hole without a single crumb of food or a drop of water. My sto