Chapter 199

The General's hot breath brushed my cheeks as he spoke. His voice had risen and I saw the fire burning in his eyes.

"No other slave would dare to raise an arm to my Warriors," he continued. "The sentence would be death or removal."

I trembled in fear watching him.

A voice from behind the General broke our staring contest.

"I am curious," the voice of the General's Brother spoke, "did Damien and his Brothers train the slave?"

"Answer him!" the General barked and I jumped back bumping the door.

"Yes, sir, they trained me," finally came out.

The General stood staring at me for a moment and then left. I trembled in the anteroom waiting for my fate. The General joined his Brothers across the room looking out the wide window.

They must have seen everything. The General was obviously observing Damien's punishment. How stupid of me to give into that primal reaction. I stood watching the General, mentally berating myself, as the Genera