He moved impossibly fast, and the chains wrapped around me before I could react. The moment they touched my skin, agony exploded through me. The white fire engulfed me, smothered by whatever magic was woven into this chain.
"No!" I struggled, but the chains tightened, burning deeper.
"Silver chains forged in Phoenix ash," the Hunter explained. "Specifically designed to bind your kind. The more you struggle, the tighter they get."
"Excellent timing," I heard father say with relief. "Subdue her completely. The vampires want her alive."
"Obviously," the Hunter said, pulling the chains tighter. I screamed as they burned into my flesh. "Though after that display, I'm tempted to just kill her. White fire Phoenix—those are supposed to be extinct."
"She's the last one," Father said. "That's w
