Chapter 413 The Arrogant Woman Appears

As expected, the inside of the shack was a gallery of horrors: branding irons, chains, and shackles. The usual suspects. I sneered at the sight. Some things never changed, and Lucas did not either. I had braced myself for a grim cell, a playroom for Lucas's twisted games. Instead, I found myself in a mere dark room. I was confused. What was Lucas playing at? Inch was about to leave when I called out, "So, what's the plan for me?" He glanced back, his voice flat. "Ms. Scott, I'm not the one calling the shots." With that, he was gone. Left alone with my thoughts, I frowned. Surely, he had not brought me all this way just to lock me up? Sure enough, over the next few days, I made this place my home. It was a bit on the dark side, but the food they brought in was surprisingly decent. I even managed to cozy up with a book now and then to kill some time. There was a constant noise from the cell next door of screams and groans that made it all too easy to picture the kind of nightmare