our hearts in chains.

Damian's knees slammed onto the marble floor.

Chains of black shadow whipped out of the ground and shackled his hands behind his back, forcing him to lean forward, head lowered. Immune to the Deep's restrictions, Tia was held back by two Apostles, each armed with a vicious dagger—one held across her throat, the other pointed at her breast. At such close-range, even the daughter of Morgan Blackbriar couldn't hope to defend herself in time.

Duke Andrew leisurely sat upon a throne-like chair draped in various rugs and silks. A butler poured him a tall glass of wine, from which he took a generous sip. Nicholas stood to his left, hands clasped together, a wicked sneer contorting his expression.

"Duke Lombrass! Do you know what your son has been doing beneath your own roof?"