Kaidën Aria looks at me like she can read the thoughts in my head. They're here. I steel my resolve, and turn to Riven. "Prepare the men, we are not going down without a fight." Something in my tone makes Aria flinch, and I watch the way her eyes grow wide in disbelief. "You won't actually kill them, will you? They're shifters just like you. You can't kill them, Kaidën!" She cries. Riven looks between us, like he doesn't know who to actually listen to, and I shoot a glare at him. "I'll meet you outside. Do as I have instructed." Aria is already shaking her head while he leaves, and turns to me with pleading eyes. "Please don't do this, Kaidën. You're not a monster, and you know that." She can't be serious. I'm not a monster? If only she knew how many of her people I've had to ki

