Chapter 154. Renegotiations (2)

Kane

I’m speechless with fury. I want to slam my fist into King Myenas’s smug face. It’s not surprising that he would try something like this. Everyone has told me there is no use trying to reason with this madman. This is what I get trying to resolve all this without having to spill any blood.

I grit my teeth, acidic words trying to escape me. Emory keeps an iron grip on my hand, preventing me from lunging forward and beating the crap out of King Myenas. All the trouble I went through to get him this damn bird and he can’t even hold up his end of the bargain. My wife places her other hand on my arm, shackling me to her so I can’t move without dragging her along.

“You…” I take a deep breath, trying to swallow every curse I know. “We had a deal. I would give you the Firebird, and in exchange, you would return Lydia to me. I even gave you gold on top of that. What more do you want?” 

King Myenas looks at his nails, seeming bored. “You seem