C408 HEAVY CHAINS

"Stay behind me, Aria. Do not move unless I tell you," Damon whispered, his voice a low vibration that seemed to pull the very air from her lungs.

They were deep in the lower levels of the Alpha Keep, a place where the walls were made of damp rock and the only light came from the blue flicker dancing on Elara's skin. The air was heavy, smelling of old rain and the weight of centuries