21. I open my eyes and I’m chained in silver against a brick wall around my wrists and ankles. I tug but I still feel drowsy. I can’t see anything but from the smell I am somewhere underground. It’s cold and I hear the sounds of dripping water. “Aro, are you there?” I say. My voice is cracked and raspy, “Aroha?” No answer. ‘Shawn? Andrei?’ Nothing. I couldn’t connect to Starfire or Seraphine either. I have to get out of here and find Aro. I hear shuffling and a voice but it’s muffled. “Mmfm,” she must have something over her mouth. “I’m going to get us out of here baby,” I say. A door opens and two people come down the stairs. The room is filled with the smell of rotting garbage. Rogues. I still can’t see them but I can feel them getting closer. One of them pulls a string and your t

