ADRIANA’S POV
He seems to know exactly who I mean, and I watch the recognition flash in his eyes as he understands the severity of the situation. The person I had been running away from. I’m sure he is feeling betrayed now, as I have made him betray his king.
“You should go,” Aiden managed to whisper, his voice sounding low. I shook my head, tears rolling down my cheeks. I couldn't leave him here, he would be killed without being given a moment to defend himself. All he did was try to help me.
“I can’t–”I'm in the process of saying that when I feel the energy change around us. It wasn't peaceful before, but right now, it was downright terrifying.
I shiver like a cat in the cold when his hulking figure emerges from the darkness, his eyes glowing a weird shade of golden mixed with black.
