Chapter 99

HAZEL

The Elder choked on his breath like the rest of us when Darian spoke and he fumbled with his words, slowly the mask was falling, revealing the madman beneath.

“The Dark Guards, he killed them,” the Elder gritted his teeth and the words left his lips in a spitting hiss.

“That? Oh no,” Darian moved for the first time on his own accord without it being to shield me. One foot in front of the other, he drew to his fullest size, his back even broader and his shoulders rolled back in a powerful stance. Each muscle bulged when he moved and the shreds of his shirt hung loose on his front. Darian looked at the Elder and held his gaze, a single gaze made him shrivel like a piece of fruit left under the sun.

“That was just the entrée,” he said, “I’ll be serving you the main course. Do not worry, sir, my hands are plenty filthy without my brother’s interference,” he licked his lips and his entire body softened visibly when he turned to Kiera.

“Can you close yo