Chapter 206. The Problem

Osman stood beside Candice, eyes sharp and jaw tight. He pulled her back a step, placing himself between her and Zander.

“You’re not going anywhere with him,” Osman said.

Candice yanked her hand free. “Let go of me.”

“I won’t,” he snapped. “Not into something like this.”

Zander watched the exchange with open amusement. “It seems the decision has been made for you.”

Candice glared at Osman. “This is not your call.”

“And getting yourself dragged into a battlefield is not yours either,” Osman shot back.

She opened her mouth to argue, then stopped.

Zander stepped away, already signaling his men to move. “Another time, perhaps,” he said casually. “We all have roles to play.”

Candice watched him go, frustration burning in her chest.

Osman exhaled heavily beside her. “You scare me when you do that.”

She crossed her arms again, eyes still fixed on the tunnel Zander disappeared into. “Good,” she muttered. “That me