All Chapters of Dark Chains: Bound by Fate & Passion: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Lisa's POVThe wind felt colder as I stepped out of the hut and into the firelit circle. The heat from the bonfire licked at my skin, but it wasn’t the fire that made me sweat, it was the five men waiting for me.Sleeping with five men? to save one. I don't think Derek would have wanted this, I only came out to buy time, I hadn't decided on what to do yet.Each of the men stood still, eyes blank like puppets, naked and ready. Their bodies were tense, muscles flexed, as if under a spell. Maybe they were, for sure they were, but I wasn't.I hadn't drank that potion, and I wouldn't dare drink it, after seeing what it has done to those who drank it.The witch stood at the center of them, glowing faintly, her snake tattoos writhing across her bare skin. Her eyes found mine like a predator spotting its prey.“Come, child,” she purred. “Time is not your ally.”"You can't expect me to just sleep with five men, when I'm not a prostitute," I said, my voice firm, alth

Lisa’s POV The witch raised the blade slowly, savoring my fear. Its surface shimmered unnaturally, dark like obsidian, but humming with something worse- wolfsbane. I knew that smell anywhere. Mixed with silver, it could cut deeper than just flesh. It could kill a wolf’s spirit. I gritted my teeth and prepared for pain, imagining the sword plunging into my chest, into my heart. But it didn’t. Instead, she placed it lightly on my shoulder. At first, I felt nothing. Then, searing agony. It was as if fire licked my skin, burning through layers of muscle, branding itself into my bones. I screamed. My body writhed against the invisible force pinning me down, but I couldn’t move. I couldn’t breathe. I couldn’t even shift. My wolf howled inside me, but it was helpless. The witch leaned in, whispering into my ear with a wicked purr, "Let's see how you can escape. You are marked now, and that makes you my eternal prisoner. You would die in seven days." Then everything went

Lisa's POVThe first thing I felt was the cold, not the heat from the healer's hut. Sort of made me wonder if she kept me outside to sleep.The cold bit into my skin, crawled down my bones. My head throbbed, heavy and fogged. When I tried to sit up, my eyes still closed and heavy with sleep or should I say weakness, I felt metal clinked around my hands like chains. My eyes widened immediately to see my wrists and ankles were bound with thick iron shackles secured to the stone walls.Panic flooded me, and my heart pounded hard within my chest.I struggled, twisting hard, my strength failing me. My wolf, she was there, I could feel her, but she was quiet, distant, like she was being smothered.What… what happened? What was I doing here? And more importantly, what happened to my strength? This questions swirled in my head.I remembered eating the stew that the healer gave to me and then nothing, I don't remember any other thing. I don't even know how I got here.

Lisa's POV“You can't do this to me."She tilted her head. “That’s where you truly belong. You were destined to be part of Alex’s bloodline. Now that he’s gone, Klaus awaits.”My stomach twisted. The name sent a chill racing through me.I have heard about Klaus, he's times hundred of Alex's cruelty. “I’m not some package you can ship off,” I snapped.She didn't say anything, she just smiled, and then I heard was the sound of boots scraping against stone.Voices followed, low and gruff. They were men.“Damn. She was right. Look at her,” one of them said, stepping into the dim cave where I hung shackled to the wall like some criminal.I kept my eyes low, breathing steady. Weak as I was, I refused to give them the satisfaction of seeing fear in me.“She’s real,” another voice muttered, almost in awe. “The girl who ran off with the beast the same mutt that killed Alex.”Their laughter echoed around the damp walls.“Not so tough now, are you?” one of them sneered, st

Lisa's POV"Where are you?" Derek's voice echoed in my head again, weak but clear. "I can feel your heart racing, Lisa. What's happening?""They're dragging me," I replied, keeping my thoughts guarded even though panic was crawling up my spine. "The healer handed me over to Alex's men. I'm sorry, I didn't see it coming.I stumbled as one of them pulled me roughly by the arm. My legs were still unsteady from the mountain ash. "But don't worry about me," I added quickly. "I'll deal with them once the mountain ash fades. I'll take them down.""NO!" Derek's voice was sharp in my head now. "Don't, you can't take all of them. And going back to that prison-""It's not an option," I finished for him, "But what choice do we have? what else can I do? Tell me?"There was silence for a moment. Then his voice returned, low and strained. "I'm near the first village, remember? The place where we rested, by the big oak tree.""I remember but I don't understand how this has to