Chapter 12

Cole decided to honour her request and Aren opened the door to hold it for him to go through, but they met the servant standing there with a tray holding a bowl of healing soup and a glass of water.

Aren took the tray from her and gave it to Cole, then he grabbed her arm and took her to the hallway, trapping her against a wall with fierce eyes.

“What did you hear?” He questioned and Wren shook with fear.

“N…nothing,” She lied, knowing answering otherwise at the moment would not be wise.

“Don’t make me angry…” Aren growled.

“I swear, I heard nothing.” She repeated her lie, shaking with fear and thinking this was the end of her service to Ironwood.

“Do you not like having your tongue in your mouth?” Aren furrowed his brow in feigned anger so she would confess but his wife happened to be walking by, luckily for Wren, the servant.

“Aren!” Selena called him when she saw him terrorising the poor girl. When she got to them, Wren immediately hid beh