Ivy
The chains rattled as I struggled again, but the metal bit into my skin. My strength was gone. My voice, hoarse from yelling, had faded hours ago.
The rogues had stopped talking. Stopped laughing. That silence scared me more than the threats.
Then—
A snap of twigs. A low growl.
Movement in the trees.
They heard it too.
I lifted my head just in time to see shadows burst through the treeline—one tall, deadly fast, another close behind.
A rogue lunged, teeth bared. A blur of motion knocked him sideways mid-air.
Leon.
I knew it instantly—his presence hit like a wave. His eyes burned gold, his snarl inhuman as he slammed the rogue into the ground with brutal force. Bones cracked. Someone screamed.
Another rogue rushed him with a blade. Leon dodged, twisting the attacker’s wrist u
