Chapter 156

ALEXANDROS 40 MINUTES BEFORE THE LIGHT GOES OUT “Alexandros!” Malachi snaps me out of the daze I was in, and I run to him. He is bound with silver chain, but there are no links and no obvious end point. No weak spot at which to break or snap or unlock. It appears to be forged from a single piece of silver, and the only way to break it is to snap the metal. The silver burns my hands, but I ignore the pain and try to break him free. My efforts prove futile. I roar my frustration and glance at Axl, who is bound by the same magic. Lucian lies bleeding out onto the unfinished cellar floor, his eyelids fluttering. “Wraith m-magic.” “I’m okay. Go help him,” Malachi urges. I give the chains a final wrench that does nothing and run to Lucian. Ophelia could break those chains, but that would mean leaving the protection of Anikêtos, crossing campus grounds, and potentially encountering the wraith. She is not doing that without me by her side. “As soon as Lucian is healed, I will fetch Ophelia and