The Count of Monte Cristo - Chapter 8 – The Château d’If

Edmond Dantès is led away under guard, his heart clinging to Villefort’s promise of release. But hope turns to horror as he is taken not to freedom, but to the dreaded fortress-prison of the Château d’If. Behind its thick stone walls and iron gates, Edmond is thrust into a world of despair — where each echoing step marks the beginning of his living tomb.