DARIAN
I straightened, looking down at him like he was a pawn who’d just been handed a dangerous role in the game. A slow smile touched my lips.
“Great! Kali, when I send for you, you come running.”
He bent his head shaking, and nodded. “Yes, Alpha.”
“You can leave, but remember —whose hands would rather die by?
The guard nearly collapsed in relief at the permission. I waved my hand, a lazy flick of my wrist. “Go.”
He scrambled to his feet, bowed so low his forehead almost touched the floor, and then bolted out of my chamber as though the hounds of the underworld were at his heels.
For a long moment, I just stood there, listening to the fading echo of his boots down the corridor. Then laughter welled up in my chest and spilled out before I could stop it. I threw my head back and lau
