Merciless Flogging

TESSA MERCER.

The thundering, agonizing roar echoing through the thick walls made my blood run cold. My footsteps hitched. The sweet taste of petty vengeance evaporated on my tongue, replaced by a bitter, suffocating dread. I stood frozen in the long corridor. The silence of the manor returned, but it felt heavy and dangerous, pressing down on my shoulders like a physical weight. The spice had wo