"I DID WHAT YOU ASKED. The necklace is safe." Atias replied calmly. Vivian studied her, and Alison got the impression that the vampire was very good at reading people. She'd have to be after living for so long.
"Why can't you just have someone break you out of here?" Alison couldn't resist asking. Alison thought she saw a hint of surprise in Vivian's expressions.
"Good luck. Killian took the time to make these chains. He wanted to make sure that no creature, living or dead, could break me out of here without the one key." She jingled the cuffs around her wrist. Squinting, Alison saw a small slot in one of them.