Chapter 200 Hope Is The Enemy Part 2

• Aurora’s P.O.V
• That realization hit me hard. The blood drained from my face as the implications settled in. I couldn't escape. I couldn't fight back. At first I had thought it was just a symbol, nothing significant. But now, I know it for what it really was—a prison. A magical restraint to keep me from using my magic to escape this hell.
• "You’re telling me you’re all bound to him?" I demanded, my voice rising despite myself. "You can't even break free of his grip?" I shook my head in disgust. "You're…we’re all weak…we’re nothing more than pawns in his twisted game."