Book 1 of RUINED HEARTS Series Cold. Damp. The air reeked of rust and decay. My wrists throbbed, bound so tight the rope cut into my flesh. My breaths came in shallow gasps, the silence stretching-too still, too unnatural. Drip. Drip. Drip. A slow, wet sound echoed around me. The dim light flickered, casting eerie shadows across the floor. My stomach twisted as a thick, dark puddle crept toward my bare feet. Something wasn't right. The air felt heavier. The walls seemed to pulse, suffocating, pressing in. And then- The light flashed once. And I saw them. DEAD BODIES.DOZENS OF THEM. HANGING FROM THE CEILING, THEIR EMPTY EYES STARING STRAIGHT AT ME.