Stripped of Dignity

Valeria’s POV

The heavy oak front door slammed shut, rattling the floorboards beneath my knees. My first week trapped in this house was pure, unrelenting hell. Every desperate escape attempt I made ended with me being dragged back to the house like a misbehaving pet, tossed onto the hardwood floor breathless and bruised.

Through this daily misery, I quickly mapped their distinct temperaments. K