Bloodbound: Trapped in His Darkness

like tiny daggers, but I

ith mud and rain. My bare feet slap against the pavement, sharp rocks tearing int

still ring

sgust m

o longer m

you do th

inside me. My lungs burn. My throat is raw from screaming, from

st, it was. Now, it's just a graveyard filled with people I t

e to go. No money. No plan. Just the burning need

e me shimmering like a crown of fire. My mother and father sat at the head of the ta

of our entire fam

ed, her voice smooth, dripping with fake concern.

d to her, my hands shaking.

t me. "I'm doing what'

d to ruin me. A

stood abruptly, his chair scraping against the

But Evelyn had evidence-fake, twisted, perfectly

t, striking me across the face. I hit the floor, g

d the words tha

t o

cles scream for rest, but stopping isn't an option. If I sto

l, my breath ragged. My dress-once an elegant satin gown

a plan. But there's n

becoming a d

that once protec

up in? A prison

bite my lip to silence it. I ca

minating the alley, and

e mouth of the alley.

omach

. The streetlights cast shadows over

n Blac

family's

coiling like a trapped anim

voice is low, con

ams against my ribs. "

eyes trail over me-assessing, calculatin

way he says it mak

m. "I don't n

o allies, and nowhere to go. You won't

my last name-it'

in me. "The

o amusement in his eyes. "Th

here's something deeper here.

ight. But instead, I sta

ons, Sera. Walk away and rot in the street

. "And what? Beco

arp. "Let's just c

ack. "Why shoul

arkens. "But right now, I'm

ike a weight in my

t terri

much as the

I was too broken to resist. Maybe I was desper

eon and gold. But my mind is stuck in the past-on the betra

stops, my pulse is a

n gets out first. I hesi

he sight before m

the darkness. Cold.

lined with black roses. The air reeks of power and c

rawls down

efully. "Welcome to yo

. I just escap

t walk in

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