-Ashes-
I watched as Laelia clung to her brother, crying and screaming for him to come back to her, but he wasn’t waking up. He had already stopped breathing. There was no hope, and yet she refused to let go, clinging to him as if she could somehow will him back to life. But he was gone…
“Kill them all,” Erika commanded.
I glared at her as she turned to look at me, the bloody dagger still in her hand. She just smiled before turning away, and more guards entered the room as she left. I tried my luck by pulling on my chains, but they were specially made and wouldn’t break under my strength.
“You heard her,” one of the guards said.
They spread out in the room, surrounding us and ensuring there was no escape.
“Kill them all!”
They all drew their swords, and just as I braced for us to b
