Chapter 1

Mare

Any characters in this story seriously don't belong to me, all credit with that stuff should go to Victoria Aveyard for making the wonderful series of "Red Queen" if you're interested in reading these books then go on ahead! Also this story is set in the events of Kings Cage and will reference other installments in the series. If you don't like spoilers DON'T READ!

Maven has me in a cage. I deserve it. I've only been putting everyone I love in danger. Cal, Farley, the newbloods and Shade. I know you can't hear my innermost thoughts, but I am so sorry Shade. I've finally got you back and then I lose you, just like that. I'm a horrible sister. I never meant for any of this to happen. I should've listened to Cal and never trusted Jon, that bastard. But I've only got myself to blame. I learn this time and time again but it never gets through my head. Trust no one.

I can barely think or see straight. All I feel is the burn of that brand he put on me. Symbolizing that I'm a mere pet to show off. It's truly disgusting. I can feel the tears stinging my cheeks blurring out everything. I hear screams of torment, screams of disgust, and screams of triumph. The silvers have me in their hands now. I wish I had a suicide pill to end this all. I know for a fact Maven would never kill me. He would make me live through this hell as long as he can. Maven is not human. He's a monster. And I realized, so am I. I am a monster, held down by manacles, bound to death itself.

Maven walks over to my cage, crouches down and says, "I've got you now little lightning girl. I told you I could but you wouldn't listen." He pushes his face toward the cage, getting so close I can feel is breathe against my face. I want to use my lightning on him. Electrocute him to death, then tear him limb from worthless limb. I can't though. The silent stone manacles are taking away what strength I had. All I could do was watch. "I'm going to make you suffer for what you've done to me, my mother, and my father." He says. That bastard knows he killed his father, only putting on an act before the kingdom. "It was great killing her and seeing her charred remains." I spit back, "Besides, you don't even care about your father or brother for that matter." Maven smirks in response "I hope you keep your mouth shut or I'll brand you again. Remember that you're mine now. There's no escape for you, and if you play your cards right, you can stay with me for as long as we live." What little hope I've had left has been sizzled away now. I stutter "I'd rather die than to be with you!"

After that awful torment I finally got the chance of being alone. In a cell. With soldiers, or "Arvens" as the silvers call them, guarding me. This place, these people, everything needs to burn in hell. And I hope I'll be the cause of it. Just like what I did to Queen Elara, Maven's mother. That person is the reason Maven is like this. Why I'm here. I hope she felt pain spreading everywhere throughout her body when I electrocuted her. The blood curling scream she made is proof enough though. I have no regrets, she deserved it.