He didn’t look at her. His focus was entirely on Joyce, his grip tightening as the girl gasped for air. His voice, when he spoke, was low and menacing, dripping with lethal intent. “You’ve defied the absolute rule, harmed humans, and allied with rogues. You’ve sentenced yourself to death.”
Joyce’s eyes rolled back as she choked, her legs flailing. Savannah, despite everything, found herself unable to move. She’d never seen Theo like this—so raw, so terrifyingly primal.
“Theo!” she finally managed to cry out, her voice snapping him out of his rage. He turned his head to look at her, his expression softening just enough for her to see the man behind the beast.
He dropped Joyce unceremoniously to the ground, where she lay gasping and clutching her throat. Theo’s chest heaved as he stood ov
