Chapter 24 Quilla “Wow,” Melaina muttered to me as she rode up alongside my horse. “Murder sure does make that one a downer, doesn’t it?” She lifted her eyebrows archly as she took in Indigo, trotting ahead of us along the path. “He’s been sulking ever since he killed that man. Probably wouldn’t even react at all if I tried to harass him right now. The buzzkill.” “It was his cousin,” I muttered, casting her a stern glance. “He just killed his cousin. To protect us. Give him a break.” “Oh, he didn’t do anything to protect me, darling. That was all for your benefit.” That didn’t exactly make me feel better. I swallowed thickly, trying not to think about what he’d just done for me. “Regardless,” I bit out. “If you don’t allow him time to process what just happened before you start in o

