“Please, Tobias,” I whimper, unable to move my body.
He looks torn, and his eyes go to Ryze.
“Please,” I beg, tears streaming down my face, and I see his lip quiver as he looks at Darius behind me.
“Turn around, and someone had better f*****g explain why that thing just attacked me,” Darius snarls.
My feet obey his command, and the moment I turn, Darius stalks toward me, reaching for Ryze. Just as he goes to snatch him, Tobias grabs him first, earning a glare from Darius. Ryze screeches as Tobias plucks him off my shoulder, holding him as if he’s an oversized chicken, his talons ripping from my skin painfully.
“Kill it,” Darius sneers.
“No, please,” I sob. My knees give way beneath me, and I fall at his feet. He tilts his head to the side, looking between Ryze and me then his eye
