I watched with wide eyes as Healer Hayes' words crashed into Lux. From the man’s reaction, it was easy to see that he hadn’t expected something like this to happen. I mean, I couldn’t really blame him. With the imposter dead, how was anyone supposed to find out where the real Mariah was and who the mastermind was?
"What did you just say?" Lux asked slowly, his voice dripping with ice. "I don't think I heard you correctly."
Flinching, Healer Hayes paled. His Adam's apple bobbed as he swallowed hard. Everything about his demeanor screamed terror.
"S-she died, sire."
Around us, the air thinned and heat pressed against our skin. Confused, I tried to make sense of what was going on.
"How could you let her die?" Lux growled, drawing all attention to himself. "How the hell are we supposed t
