Kaelen's POV
The side of my lips curved up. “Scared?” Dean asked mockingly.
“Why wouldn't she? She thought a little trick could win us over,” one of the soldiers mocked and every one chorused a laugh.
I folded my fists by my side, reigning on my restraints as much as I could. “Who do you think you are now, Kaelen?” Dean asked, his tone telling me something.
“You know who I am,” I said, locking eyes with him.
He smiled, one that didn't reach his eyes. “I do,” he finally said, almost a whisper. I was sure Hazel almost didn't hear it.
He laughed, filled with so much mockery. “You have fallen from a great height, General,” he scoffed. “If I could call you that,”
He didn't stop. “You once commanded millions. Everyone feared you. Everyone saw you as the next commander. Your father didn'
