Asher’s POVThe iron doors ground open, and the heat of the subterranean pit rolled over us in a suffocating wave.Kaelen didn’t loosen his grip on my arm as the guards hauled the heavy iron-wood barriers wide. We stepped out onto the high stone dais. It was the exact same balcony where Kaelen and Vaelin had sat sipping wine on the night they bought me, watching me bleed in the dirt.Four carved chairs sat near the stone railing. Vaelin was already occupying the far seat. He didn’t say a word as we entered. He didn’t even turn his head. He just stared down into the empty pit, his jaw locked tight.Kaelen pulled out one of the center chairs and guided me down by the waist, leaving me trapped between him and his brother.Below us, the rusted iron gates ground open.Guards marched into the soot-stained pit, dragging a long line of chained, bruised captives into the sickly green light of the braziers. The master chain rattled loudly against the stone. My heart broke as I watched them stum
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