Song of the Nightingale (Dewinter's Song 1)
“As she gulped it down, it ran down her chin and onto the floor. Determined to get all the nourishment she could, Kassidy scooped it off the grimy floor and licked it off her fingers.
All thoughts of the civilized behavior were forgotten. She had become little more than an animal; her only concern was survival.
Suddenly, a key grated in the lock and the door swung open. Kassidy cowered against the wall as the light from a lantern blinded her. It took a moment for her eyes to focus on the two guards that stood over her. She trembled with relief when she saw neither of them was the man who had locked her in the cell and ravished her.
“Wonder what crime placed her in this hole?” one of the men asked. “Pathetic-looking creature, aren’t she?”
Kassidy’s hand went to her hair. She had always been considered pretty—this man had said she looked pathetic. When she had been abducted, she had been wearing her favorite green gown.
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