The beating of my heart was in my ears. My gaze darted at the slightest movements of the guards as they chained my brothers. I yanked against the chains violently, almost compulsively over and over again; a scream lodged in my voice box. The rusty edges of the chains dug into my skin as the repetitive tugging turned desperate.
“Will! Sam!” I yelled. My voice was so choked with emotion that I couldn’t recognize the sound, nor the words that came out.
Directly in front of me, Grace cursed them to the ends of the earth and desperately continued the hopeless attempt at getting out of the chains.
“They’re still alive, but keep up the act and they won’t be for long.” One of the guards threatened with a cruel twist of his mouth.
The threat quickly quieted Grace.
I slumped, relief flooding th
