Chapter 29

• I held my drink in my hand tightly as I watched my men moving around me like a beehive.
• Leo has been giving me these worried glances as if he wanted to tell me that there is some time to change my mind.
• But I ignored my close friend and watched my men gather, then call the ones who were still out handling business.
• This needs to be done now. I can’t wait anymore. It is as important to me as it is to Ariel.
• This is my vow to her as her lover and protector. And I have been failing to keep that promise.
• I downed my whisky and cleared my throat as it burned while it slid through my throat.