Fourteen

Chapter 14 Dangerous choice

Elena pov.

I stood in silence in the dark hallway as Ryder and Delan disappeared down the hall. They had dragged me into the main part of the castle and dumped me there with a few more threats.

I didn't need any more threats, though. I knew they were serious. My skin scraped up and I felt dazed as they walked away. For a second, I had seriously thought they were going to go back on their word and kill me anyway.

My hands were shaking, and I could feel the stress twisting in my chest. I thought I was going to be sick. I didn't know what to do.

Should I go to Dracul?

The thought was fleeting and terrifying all at the same time. If I went to Dracul, I knew Ryder and Delan would be furious. They had made it perfectly clear that they would kill me if I talked.

But Dracul was the Dragon Lord and for some reason, he seemed to want me alive. Maybe, just maybe, he had enough protection to keep me safe from them?

And what was the alternative? Cower in fear and wait f