Xaden's pov
I paused at Violet's door, deliberating whether to follow her inside. Frowning, I withdrew instead to my study. News of how cannibals infiltrating the surrounding villages had reached me. When I thought of how Violet nearly died yesterday, my bones cracked.
Images of ripped opened bodies flashed through my mind. As I investigated the cause of the sudden attack on the villages, I found traces of the same breeds of cannibals that had accosted Violet the time I met her in the woods. They needed to be erased completely before the fortnight.
My muscles twitched when I recalled Violet's insinuations of not going through the mating rituals with me.
"Fiery brat." I spat, my lips widening in a grin as the thought of her fierce threat filled my mind.
Mine.
She was mine.
Striding
