Chapter Eleven
Without her compelling them to, Chloe’s hands slapped Tohken across the face.
“Who are you calling a w***e?” KieraFreya demanded, ice in her voice.
Tohken’s eyes lit as he nursed his raw cheek. “It’s true! The legends are true. You really are stuck in your fragments.”
The man’s expression had turned wild with excitement, his hair now standing at odd angles as he brushed a hand through it. He stared at the bracers, licking his lips. “You must relinquish the items to me.”
He reached for the bracers, and Chloe’s hands rose once more to slap him.
“Sorry, darling. I’m the property of Chloe, now. Ain’t no way you’re freeing me of her wrists,” KieraFreya said, adding in a muted voice, “Believe me, I’ve tried.”
“Nonsense,” Tohken shot back, drawing a small blade that had been
