Darian let me go, I grabbed the side of the couch to steady myself after he ripped his hand from my face and I heard a gasp-- followed by a loud thud and something wet splattering on my face. 

"My King, that is enough, please." Lady Hale snapped with a nervous twinge in her voice.

I heard something heavy falling on the floor and turned my head down when I smelled the blood. My heart started racing as panic set in. I couldn't see but my mind was creating illusions of what had ...