*Marcus*

“Follow me,” I told her. There was no need for any further arguments or discussions, and there was no time.

I had no idea how long it would be before Arealla would succumb to her wounds. So we moved quickly to the room that she was being kept in.

I entered first and turned to watch as Vanessa came into the room. I wanted to see what her reaction would be, and I wondered if I would be able to gauge any new knowledge from that.

But even as ...