Merciless Reckoning

~DONOVAN’S POV~

The woman across from me looked like a shadow of her former self. Hair damp, robe slipping at her shoulders, wrists trembling against the ropes.

My gaze followed a bead of water sliding down her cheek. It reminded me of blood.

I let the quietness stretch.

Ivy shifted, throat bobbing. Her eyes flicked to the bottle of whiskey in front of me, then back to my face. “D-Donovan…” Her vo