Bound by Secrets

MAEVIA

The heavy stone sealed above us with a sound that settled deep inside my chest. Dust drifted from the ceiling while darkness swallowed the last trace of daylight.

I pushed myself upright despite the pain spreading through my ribs. Every part of me hurt, but none of it mattered right now.

"Clara," I said quickly. I crossed the dungeon floor toward her immediately.

The chains around her wrist