Blood Ties

Cassia Rowe

Every breath I took felt heavy, as if my lungs were dragging in shards of glass. My body ached, the deep bruises and cuts a painful reminder of the two weeks I had spent in the clutches of Nadia and Lucius. Their torment replayed in my mind—every slap, every cruel word, every moment of helplessness.

I was safe now, with Darius. He had rescued me, pulled me out of the darkness when I th