Adrian’s POV
Levi’s face was turning an ugly shade of plum, veins bulging at his temples. He clawed at my wrist, gasping. “I… don’t… know… anything!”
I squeezed harder. “Try again, Levi.”
“I didn’t make the rotation rosters myself!” he choked out. “It was Mother! I swear! She insisted…she said she knew the men better, that she could handle the schedules!”
A low, dangerous growl tore out of my chest. Derek was right there, vibrating under my skin. “You let your mother make the rosters for warriors guarding our borders? Are you a f*****g wuss, Levi? Do you have no spine at all?”
I flung him backward. He hit the far wall with a sickening crack, slid down, coughing blood onto the marble.
I should have listened to Thomas when he warned me…back when Levi was practically hounding me for an
