BOUND BY BLOOD AND REVANGE
I retreat into the darkness, my grip tight around the key. My heartbeat thunders in my ears, but I force myself to move slowly, carefully. One wrong step on the dry leaves beneath my feet, and all of this will be for nothing.
The fire crackles louder, the orange glow reflecting in the guards' frantic eyes. Buckets of water slosh as they scramble to contain the flames. I don’t have much time.
I slip around the edge of the clearing, sticking to the shadows. The entrance to the dungeon is just ahead, built into the ground, secured by thick iron doors wrapped in silver chains. I grit my teeth at the sight of them.
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