Instead, he stopped and his eyes flickered gray.
"Vespera?" He asked.
The sound of my name in his real voice nearly broke me.
"I'm here." I said.
He pressed a hand to his head, breathing hard.
"Get away from me." He said.
"No." I said.
"That's an order." He said.
"And you're not my Alpha." I said.
His mouth twitched, almost forming a smile. Then his expression changed.
"Run." He whispered as the woman screamed.
Silver chains erupted from the floor, wrapping around Damon's arms and throat. He fell to one knee, fighting against them as black veins spread across his skin.
I lunged toward him, but my mother caught my arm.
"Don't touch those chains!" She yelled.
"He's going to die!" I yelled.
"If you break them incorrectly, you'll release whatever is controlling him completely."
