#Chapter 66 – Court is in session

Hannah’s POV “Get up, thief,” a guard said from the doors of my cell. I opened my swollen eyes and tried to peer through the darkened atmosphere; I could almost make the shape of the guard standing before me. He was bulky and towered over me in an intimidating manner. His aura was darker than the room itself; I knew he wasn’t one of Sebastian’s guards. He had to have been Jack’s. I struggled to stand to my feet; my entire body was bruised from when Jack beat me earlier that day. I grabbed the edge of the concrete wall and pulled myself to my feet. The guard stared at me, shaking his head with disgust. “I’m too weak…” I muttered, trying to keep the weakness out of my tone, but I failed to do so. I coughed immediately after speaking and I tumbled back to the ground as blood escaped through my lips. He must have damaged my ribs if I was coughing up blood. “Your trial is starting soon, you need