Ryder POV
I don't know how long I can fight to keep Valkar locked up. This whole thing was messing with my sanity, making it hard to keep trying to control my beast.
My warning gaze stared back at my parents, daring them not to push me any further, but they kept going.
Their faces twisted in a disgusted expression.
"Because of this exact girl. That Nina or whatever, she is-"
I cut her off immediately.
"She is Nina!" I replied sharply.
"You dare not raise that voice against me," she half-yelled before a loud growl silenced the air.
I lifted my gaze to see the anger clouding King Xandros' face. His aura was stretched out, and his eyes a shade of his beastly color.
His face dared me to utter one more word.
I clenched my jaw and simply looked away.
"Because o
