AURELIA'S POV
Fear crawled up my spine like ice water as I stared at the seven Kane brothers surrounding me. My wrists were red and sore from the restraints, and my heart hammered against my ribs so hard I thought it might burst. The familiar walls of the mansion bedroom felt like a prison now, trapping me with the very people I'd been trying to escape.
"What do you want from me?" I whispered, my voice shaking despite my efforts to sound strong. "What could you possibly want that you haven't already taken?"
Caesar stepped forward, his dark eyes intense but not cruel. "We want you to listen. Just listen."
"Listen?" I laughed, but the sound came out broken and bitter. "You kidnapped me, chained me to a bed, and now you want me to listen? Are you insane?"
"We didn't have a choice," Drake
