Chapter 76

They were just about to leave Blackclaws’ territory when Cole heard metal whiffing in his direction. He turned just in time and held the knife before it could stab him in the back, the blade cutting fast into the skin of his palm.

He searches around with his eyes for where it came from and the woman who had held a knife to Aria’s throat earlier. He looked at the knife making him bleed and noticed it was the same knife that could have cut Aria earlier.

He let go of the knife with a chuckle, surprised at the guard’s guts to throw a knife at him.

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Aria was sitting out in the night waiting, when she saw Cole return with Aren. Her eyes widened at the amount of blood on Aren as she feared he was dead.

“Oh my goodness, is he okay?” She asked, eyes following the people who had taken Aren from him.

“He’s alive,” She heard Cole respond indifferently.

“May the goddess heal him quickly, I feel so bad. He looks like he’s in pain…” She turned to go wit