Silas POV
She collapsed in a heap on the floor, my anger instantly simmering down and for a second, I thought I killed her. The burns etched into the soft skin around her neck made guilt flood me before I force it down as a fist connects with the side of my face. I look to see Matitus is raining blow after blow and I don’t even fight back, he knew I could break him like a twig. I was the mighty Dragon King for a reason. But I can feel his pent-up rage needing release and I deserved it.
My anger and hate is destroying everything, destroying her as she lay broken and unconscious on the floor. Matitus’s weight on my chest made it hard to breathe. I knew I f****d up, his burning rage eating at me before Dragus rips him off me. My blood spills onto the floor, staining the rug. I barely felt i
