All Chapters of CHAINED TO SIX BLOODTHIRSTY KINGS : Chapter 1 - Chapter 4

The wagon smelled of wet straw and old blood. Every time the wheels hit a hole in the road, my back slammed against the wooden floor.I lay curled up in a corner, trying to keep warm. My torn clothes did little against the cold air that slipped through the gaps in the walls.The iron collar around my neck kept buzzing.Each time I reached for my wolf, it sent a freezing shock through my body. The pain forced me to stop. All I wanted was to feel her, even a little, but there was nothing there. After the third try, I gave up.The silence inside me was the worst part. Only a few hours ago, I had been standing in front of a mirror, smiling. Now I could still hear the laughter from the hall, and I could still see my father turning his back.Why had my father done this to me?I knew our family had money problems. I had heard my parents arguing about gambling debts and failed business deals. Sometimes I skipped meals so the food would last longer. But I never thought my father would sell me

The two guards marched me through towering black doors etched with silver sigils and into the private wing of the Obsidian Citadel.Heavy drapes shut out the daylight. Iron sconces threw shaky shadows along the stone corridor, and the air smelled of old smoke and cold stone. Tall doorways lined both sides of the hall. Behind them lay the studies, sitting rooms, and bedchambers of the six Vampire Kings."Where are you taking me?" My voice came out as a whisper."To your workplace," the guard said, and shoved me forward.They stopped outside a wide sitting room. A woman in a high-collared dress stood waiting with her arms crossed. This was Martha, the head servant."This is Lyra," the guard said. "His Majesty ordered her to serve in the inner sanctum."Martha's sharp eyes slid over my heavy frame and my rough slave tunic. She clicked her tongue, unimpressed."Listen carefully, wolf. You will clean the sitting rooms, arrange the studies, and help serve meals. When any king summons you, y