Ava
I awoke to an eerie silence, my head throbbing and tender from where I had been struck. The once lively party had now come to a deathly silent standstill, and I found myself being roughly thrown at Olivia’s feet.
As my vision cleared, I saw Chris, Leonard, and Ophelia kneeling beside me, their wrists bound tightly. Chris looked up as I struggled to my knees, his eyes wild and his jaw tight. But he remained still, silent, too afraid to move for fear of more harm coming to his mate.
“Obey,” I heard him growl through our mate bond. “Patrick called for backup. Just do whatever she says until it comes.”
I swallowed hard around the lump in my throat, sending my understanding along our Mindlink. Chris was right; within minutes, backup would be here.
But would we have minu
