Sovia’s POV
"Don't...don't come any closer."
The more he tried to move, the way his hands trembled...it only made the taste of his fear against my tongue. I didn't know why he was suddenly so scared, but it felt good. To be feared. To be the predator.
Just before I could reach him, leaves hustled from the side, revealing Zadekiah.
He grabbed the man’s neck, sank his fangs into his neck. The man screamed, fingers dragged over Zadekiah’s arm trying to stop him.
Zadekiah smashed his body against the floor. He crouched down as the man started crawling leaving a trail of blood as he did. Zadekiah grabbed his feet, yanked him backward. “How dare you touch her—” he said in a voice that made the air shift with murderous intent.
The dagger I held dropped to the floor beside my feet. The red
