Chapter 0720 Nina

"I knew you would come back for your little friend."

The cold, sharp points of the spears pressed against our backs felt like nothing compared to the bite of Mila's words. God, I felt like a stupid little child in that moment. We had walked straight into a trap. A rather obvious one, at that. How foolish were we for thinking that it would be so easy to walk right into Mila's palace without running into a single guard?

I felt my heart clench in my chest as I looked upon the scene that was waiting for me: Mila, standing in the middle of the morgue with Luke at her side. He was kneeling beside her with a metal collar around his neck and a chain that led straight to Mila's hand.

Like a dog.

"Let him go, Mila," Enzo growled, attempting to take a step forward.

nonetheless. There was nowhere he could go. It was either into one spear or another. Because the moment he had moved, another spear had appeared at his front just as quickly as it

for your friend like this is so endearing and

her arms across her chest. The chains in her hands clinked together as she did so, and I

continued patronizingly, "But unfortunately, being sweet is a

My senses were locked on two things: the sharp end of the spear still pressed against my lower back, and my dear friend kneeling in

the ropes were bound around us. "He is of no consequence

sound darker and more malevolent this time. "How can you call him innocent when he plotted right along with you, all because of a pointless promise? And besides, even if I set him free, I don't think he would leave anyway. This poor little lost puppy would follow you to the ends of

everyone else who came

"you don't need to stay by my

voice was low and gravelly, like iron being raked

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