Emanuel grabbed her arm and moved her behind him. He took a protective stance in front of her, shielding her from the sinister gaze in Darian's eyes.

I stood between the two males and watched Iliana tremble in fear behind her mate. This was not happening.

I know Iliana, she would never try to hurt anyone- let alone kill a person- why wasn't Elise protecting her? 

And here I was, having promised to protect her no more than an hour ago but feeling unusually useless standing ...