Chapter 80

Delaney

The first thing I felt was cold, one that froze the blood in my veins, made goosebumps erupt on my skin, and turned me into a shivering mess. Despite the coldness, I was sweating to a point I could feel the droplets flowing from the sides of my head down to my face. I tried to lift my hands to wipe them, but something restricted the movement.

"Magic," I whispered. "Dark magic," I added, fluttering my eyes open, blinking rapidly as I looked at my wrists. I gasped as chains came into view, and only then did I feel the metal biting into my skin around my wrists. My legs were bound too, the concrete floor beneath me hard, unforgiving.

"Whe-re..." I trailed off, the sound of my heart thrashing in my ears taking over as I took in my surroundings. It was a dark room, with a single lamp situated on the corner, without a single window, and with a