Bound in Agony

Talia POV

Talia crouched behind the jagged rocks, her breath shallow, heart hammering so hard she swore it might crack her ribs.

The night air in the Freelands was cold and sharp, carrying the distant howls of things that shouldn’t exist.

She’d watched the whole damn thing from here—Rolf’s failed attempts, the cursed chains glowing with that sickly silver light, Lucius straining against them like