Marcel's pov
I blinked, well and truly surprised by her words. If anything I expected to hear, that it wasn't her trying to reciprocate my actions. She was in no place to do that. People would attack and bring her down before she could even say a word.
When Arden told me that Christina was out of the estate and in the lower section with her sisters, I made my way there immediately.
Throughout the ride, my heart beat rapidly, only able to think of the worst possible scenario: her tied to a stake and set ablaze just like her mother was.
With Arden's directions, finding exactly where she was wasn't difficult. However, the sight of that crowd and her standing among them only made me more agitated. It would be easy to recognize her—I did at first glance.
I was the only one who could, becau
