Chapter 49

HAZEL

I stood in the middle of the room and stared mindlessly at the wall while he awaited an answer—pulling the strings like a puppet master.

‘Nobody said I could leave. I chose to’

‘How will I make you learn?’

I swallowed the fear that rose and stuck my chin out.

‘Learn what, my king?’

An eerie, heavy silence fell over the mind link and I was hoping that he got preoccupied with something else. However, the way that my body was stiff and anticipating was telling me differently.

I was standing with my back facing the door when a gust of wind blew in and circled me. The door burst open and slammed into the wall and I couldn’t even spin before I was flung across the room and pressed up against the wall. Darian used his body to keep me pressed back and he pushed his knee between my legs to spread them apart.

“How will I make you learn that you don’t get to make the choices? Hmm?” He threatened.

Trixy stepped up to the front and our