Page 291 of Master of My Life

She followed Richard’s instructions and turned to face the hostile crowd. A small group of men to

her left seemed to be the only ones not angry. Concerned, yes, but not angry. She recognized Wilhelm,

Alex’s father, but the others were strangers. The rest of the hundred and fifty men frowned at her.

She trembled and reached forward to steady herself, head bowed.

“Why is the Immortal still here, Richard?” An Asian man asked from the side of the platform,

walking to Sabrina and towing over her. He glared at Richard. “Have you no respect for our ways?”

“I don’t control the Immortals any more than you do, Kano,” Richard said in a calm voice.

“Perhaps you should ask him yourself.”

She glanced up, and Kano narrowed his eyes. “You are afraid?” he asked with a sneer. Sabrina

nodded, and he smiled. “Then perhaps you are not what we are concerned that you are.”

What does that mean? What does he think I am? She wanted to look behind her at her advocates

but had a feeling that moving would be frowned upon.

“Speak your mind, Kano,” Tom said, looking irritated.

“You know our concerns.”

“You have told me. You haven’t spoken them openly.”

“The appearance of a Koriathanati is a bad omen. They never appear except in times of sorrow

or war. She brings nothing good into the world. She is a sign of evil to come. The end of an age. She

is the harbinger of the end of everything.”

Sabrina stared open-mouthed at Kano. His words shot chills through her entire body. The

reactions of the men around him seemed to confirm his sentiments. Sabrina took the risk and looked

back at Tom and Richard.

“Is that true?” Sabrina asked without thinking.

Richard flashed a warning look. She pressed her lips together and turned back around.

“If that were true, there is nothing you can do to prevent what is to come,” Tom said. “What does

calling her here solve?”

“She should have been killed as soon as you found out about her,” Kano spat and Sabrina

swallowed hard.

“You expected me to kill a twenty-one-year-old girl who came to me for help?” Richard asked.

“You should have found her earlier.”

“Contrary to our desires, we are not omniscient, Kano,” Tom said with a sigh. “She was well

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