Chapter Eighteen
Tabitha could do nothing but watch as Rick secured the chains around her brother's ankles. A sense of distrust filled her at the sight of Alvin's face. She wasn't convinced that he wasn't a risk anymore. Not when she didn't know anything about the chains binding him.
"Thank you," Narcissa said softly.
"It's no problem. No one should be treated that way. I'm sorry he did that."
"You don't have anything to be sorry for," she responded. "He's my family as much as yours. If you're going to claim fault just because he's your brother, then that makes this my fault too."
Tabitha snorted. "I suppose when you put it like that..."
"Whatever may have happened, I'm grateful you came back to free me."
"Are there any others?" It hadn't crossed her mind until that moment, but it s
