Chapter 77

• Kiara gasped loudly as the claws that were embedded deep into her mind retracted, and on cue, the sounds of footsteps echoed as Leonidas made his way to her. This time around, every hint of amusement or teasing was off his face, and hatred swam in his eyes as he stared at her as she was hunched up in a corner.
• “My patience with you is beginning to run very thin, too thin…” with difficulty, Kiara raised her head and locked eyes with him, “I am not going to be as kind anymore, if you do not give me your acceptance, I am going to kill…”
• “Why?” she choked out, her voice weak and barely audible, “why not just take what you want? Why ask my permission? Does it make you feel less beastly?”