Eris's POV
I don't know how I did it, but somehow, I escaped.
Now, the world around me had been swallowed by the night, the sky smothered in thick clouds, casting shadows that bled into every crack of the ruined city.
Soldiers in pitch-black military gear stalked the streets, their rifles clutched tightly, their eyes scanning every corner like wolves sniffing out prey.
Anyone who ran was shot.
No warnings. No mercy. Not even for women. Not even for children.
But for the women, things were far worse.
Before they got shot... they were subjected to horrors that were far more cruel and far more violating.
I couldn't do anything. I was just one person. And there were too many of the, too many of them armed, ready to kill at the drop of a hat.
I moved silently through the tight alleys, sticking close to shadows. The city—no, what used to be the Principality of Cohona—was unrecognizable now.
Cohona was dead.
