••• Arabella’s POV •••

After some time, Shawn came back carrying a hacksaw, and I breathed in relief.

“This should be enough to cut through those chains…” he muttered as he squatted in front of me to free my feet first.

“Do these chains not have magic on them?” I asked him curiously.

“No,” he said as he worked the hacksaw through the chains. “They are just very strong chains for powerful prisoners. I asked one of the guards about it.”

“Oh.” For powerful prisoners? It seemed Lina was afraid of my power.

It took a while for Shawn to be able to cut through all the chains, but he...