XYLA His claws slowly slipped back in. "What are you doing here?" His voice was deeper than normal. "Are you... have you been crying?" He stepped closer to me, eyebrows furrowing as he searched my face. "I wanna watch," I managed to say, staring up at him. "What?" "She wants to watch him suffer," Theo said, "and so do I cause I'm bored." He casually pushed past Allister, into the cellar. "Holy mother of Lord, he looks bad." And then he kicked him, before letting out a chuckle. I wasn't repulsed. Not one bit. "Xyla," Allister said softly, eyes returning to gold. "Are you sure about this?" "Yes," I replied with determination. He stared at me for a short second, before nodding and moving aside. My breath caught in my throat as I stepped in. I hadn't noticed that blood had a smell be