Damien POV
We spent ages waiting for Vanessa to start her f*****g ritual thing, that poor boy Jared still locked up in that cell we left him in. We couldn't risk being caught in the castle and stuck to the grounds, spotting Winter being carried out and Kai carrying her once it became dark. Drake was annoyed, finding us and scolding us for not waiting but he shut up when I glared at him. He did however, leave us briefly to go and let Jared out of the cell and I respect him for that. Clearly the two of them are close friends. He's loyal, a nice characteristic to have.
We duck behind some bushes nearby, watching as Vanessa instructs Kai to place Winter down on the stone slab, restraining her with chains around the table. Kai is moving but it's mechanical, his movements jerky as though he's
