Chapter 68
Ella
Xaero was glowering at me. One of his finest scowls marred his already sullen features. His thick, dark eyebrows were pulled together, his scarred face even more threatening with the ax and daggers still strapped across his body. The muscles on his arms rippled as he crossed them in front of his bare chest.
I ignored it all, even if he looked every bit as threatening as a captain in my forces should be. Every bit of the warrior-prince he was. Still, the man beneath it all was first and foremost my cousin. I reminded myself that; that Xaero was my cousin and I had to find a way for him to forgive me.
My mouth opened, but a single arched brow from him told me that I should keep my mouth shut. So, I did. I didn’t bother hiding my scowl after that.
“Why are you here?” A ch
