Chapter 263

Ethan

The mist moved too fast.

And though she did not speak not yet, I knew that she was watching.

She wasn’t just here to say hello, nor was she here for an encounter. That woman was here to prove power. And now that she managed to get in, she was not going to stop the control that she lost her. Carter might have an insurance on that.

Her presence slithered through the roots, curled around our ankles, and climbed like it had hands. I stepped in front of her, blade drawn. The weight of it was nothing compared to the weight in my chest.

“Stay behind me,” I said, my voice low, steady. “Facing this is not something that I want you to do.”

“I’m not hiding,” Delilah replied, sharp as ever. “And you’re not shielding me from something I’ve already faced. If she thinks that she’s going to threaten me, then you’re very wrong. She’s not going to and I’m not going to allow her to do so.”

I didn’t move. “You fainted in my arms the last time you e