Eveline stood looking up at the dark castle. The overcast night sky and bright moon created an eerie feeling that made her shudder with fear.

She watched as her only love, Theodore, swung high from a cage at the castle's tower. The very thought of reaching the height of the tower made her feel light-headed and breathless.

But she needed to do this for him. His life was at stake. A memory of her childhood rose unbidden to her mind. She remembered how her cruel stepmother had pushed her over the balcony of her room.

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