Chapter 34 Aria stood, arms crossed over her chest, gazing at the man who had imprisoned and controlled her for the last year and a half. "It might be easiest just to kill you," she said. "You won't," he said. "Or rather, you might, but your sister won't let you." Aria glanced up at Isika, who also stood with her arms crossed and a scowl on her face. "I won't stop Aria from doing whatever she wants with you," Isika stated. But, she did give Aria a look that begged her not to do anything too terrible in front of all these people. “Even if she doesn’t want to kill you,” Nat, Isika’s personal guard, said, “the rest of us do.” Ikajo stared at the powerful woman, dressed in rags but clearly a fighter. “You are a merciful child," Ikajo said to Isika, his eyes widening. "I know this about

