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“Incoming!” comes a rough yell, cutting off whatever Talia was about to say to me.
I’m yanked behind a solid chest as warriors leap to their feet, and all eyes turn to the newcomers as they join the meeting. I refuse to cower, so I slide to Akuji’s side, my hand drifting to the blades he gave me as I watch them. The big bastard at the front is even bigger than Akuji is, and he rides a huge black stallion, who rears into the air, but the warriors do not scare. When it comes back down, he smirks at all of us, and I notice one of his fangs is chipped and broken.
One of his eyes has a wicked scar through it, and it’s white compared to his regular black one. He’s a deeper red, with shades of black running across his skin, and the biggest monster I have seen to date. The warriors behind him look like a ragtag bunch of monsters, all angry and scary.
They surround us with menacing looks. Akuji’s and Cato’s men create a barrier before us and Talia, standing together against them.
“Samael,” Akuji greets as if speaking for the tribes, and that’s when I realise Cato is deferring to him, looking to him and his warriors for leadership.
“Akuji,” he greets with a sneer. “Thank you for our latest fighter, he fits in well.”
I see a muscle tic in Akuji’s jaw, but he makes no other responses. “Why are you here?”
“There was a meeting called, was there not? We were invited.” Samael grins, leaping from his horse.
“Yes, but you never come to them,” Cato replies, confused.
“Well, now we do.”
“And why’s that?” Akuji demands as I look behind them, searching for the human they took as well. It doesn’t escape my notice that all the tribes seem to have a human at the moment. Although I’m not scared for Talia, the same can’t be said for the woman they took. With one look in Samael’s eyes, I see the hatred he clearly harbours as he glances at me.
Hatred and death.
“Because it interests us. The fact that you both have humans standing next to you and not chained up shows me how weak you are and how much you might not care.”
“Care?” Akuji repeats.
“That human warriors are currently surrounding the wall with weapons.” Samael smirks as he drops that bomb.
Fuck!
TWENTY-FIVE
AKUJI
“What?” I say, feeling cold all over. My first priority is Aria, and my eyes go to her in fear. I’m terrified they are here for her, that they will take her from me.
I’ll kill them first.
She’s mine.
As if knowing my thoughts, she pats my chest. “They didn’t come when I was over the wall with Talia, so it’s not for us. It’s strange, though, that they would do it now.”
“Why?” Cato asks, trusting her opinion. That makes me puff up in pride. My men are starting to respect her, and now it seems so are the other tribes. Samael sneers, but I give him a warning glare. I beat him once in battle, and I can do it again, especially if he says anything about my mate I do not like.
“They only came now, after the other woman came through the wall. So what do they want? You? They would have come before now if they wanted another war with the monsters, and if they wanted us, they would have come days ago. So logically, they want the woman.” Aria’s eyes go to Samael. “The woman you took.”
“You took a woman?” Cato roars. He’s angry, as all males are at the idea of hurting females, even if they are human.
“She came into our territory through the wall. The laws are clear,” Samael snaps.
“She must know something,” I murmur. “We need to find out what.”
“She is our prisoner, so we will discover what she knows.” Samael smirks viciously.
“If you hurt one hair on her head, I will rip you to pieces,” I threaten.
“He won’t,” Aria says slowly, meeting Samael’s eyes as we square up. “Because if the humans want her and they find out he killed or hurt her, then they will come for him and his people. He would be responsible for starting a war again, and if I’m not wrong, breaking your laws. Isn’t that right?” She looks at me, and I’ve never been so proud.
