All Chapters of Dark Chains: Bound by Fate & Passion: Chapter 21 - Chapter 28

Lisa’s POVHe reached for me with rough hands, his filthy breath warm against my face.But I didn’t tremble, I let him grab me.And then I struck with every bit of force left in me, I drove the nail straight into his eye.His scream ripped through the trees like a wounded animal. A high, unholy shriek of pain and rage that rattled even the birds from the branches.He staggered back, hands clutching his face, blood pouring between his fingers."She stabbed me!" he howled, his voice feral. "She stabbed me with a damn nail!"I didn’t wait, fueled by adrenaline, I yanked, hard, and the rusted metal chains snapped like it had just been waiting for me to try. A flash of pain tore through my shoulder, but I didn’t stop. I turned and bolted, sprinting into the trees."Don’t let her get away!" the leader roared.Behind me, I heard the distinct sounds of bones cracking, fabric tearing, shifting. The men were turning, falling to all fours. Snarls echoed as paws hit the

Lisa's POVDerek turned to me, his voice calm but firm. “You should bathe in the river. It’ll help. Wash the dirt and blood off. The water’s clean.”I hesitated. My eyes scanned the clearing warily. “What if Alex’s men catch up with us here? This place is too open.”He looked at me, eyes sharp and sure. “Don’t worry about that. It’s my turn to watch. If there’s more trouble than we can handle, we’ll swim through the river and vanish. No one can follow us that way.”I bit my bottom lip, weighing the risk. A cold wind brushed against my damp clothes, reminding me of the filth clinging to my skin. Finally, I nodded. “Okay. But don’t look.”He smirked. “I’ll give you space.”“No, don’t leave. Just turn around. Face the road.”He obeyed without question, turning his back to me, a few paces away. I watched him for a moment, making sure he wasn’t cheating. When I was sure he wasn’t looking, I undressed slowly, the air sending goosebumps across my skin. My heart pounde

Lisa's POVI walked down to the river and had a quick bath. The water was cold, but I didn’t mind. My body still felt weird after everything that happened. When I came back, Derek was already sitting by a fire, roasting a deer. I had no idea how he caught it so fast. My eyes widened. "You caught that?" I asked, stepping closer.He didn’t look at me. Just turned the stick the meat was on."Yeah. Saw it when I was out earlier. Figured we needed food."I didn’t ask how. I didn’t want to know. He always did things I couldn’t explain."You can eat," he said. "I need to bathe."And with that, he stood up, wiped his hands on his pants, and walked toward the river. I watched him go. His back muscles moved like ropes under his skin. I sat beside the fire, picked a piece of the roasted deer, and started eating slowly. It tasted better than I expected. I guessed I was just very hungry.But then something strange started happening.I began to hear voices. Soft whispers.

Lisa's POVI could not take one single step. My legs felt anchored there, into the wet earth, and froze at the sight of those green-eyed beasts.My claws twitched a little, but my body could not respond. I could barely take breath as I was looking at them."Lisa." The name echoed through the haze, sharp and authoritative.I slowly turned my head. In the meantime, Derek had reached to stand right next to me, his body tautly hard, his eyes dark with moods brewing.He saw them, the ugly looking forest demons hiding behind the trees; their glowing eyes locked on us.And without ever seeing hesitation, Derek shifted.The sickening sound of bones snapping, skin tearing, and rebirthing into fur sent an icy shiver up my spine.I have seen him shift once or twice, but never like this. Never with such swiftness. It was akin to watching some wild thing tear itself free from a maw. His wolf stood taller, darker, more terrifying than I remembered: Muscles rippled underneath the thic