Page 58 of Wings of Betrayal

“I haven’t! I mentioned nothing about Astelle. I swear to the gods.”

He lingers in my space for far too long without saying a word. There’s a deranged look in his eye and I’ve never felt so afraid in the presence of a male before. He then grabs my arm and drags me down the corridor.

“What are you doing?” I demand. “Let go of me!”

“I’m taking you back to your quarters, where you are to remain for the rest of the night.”

I attempt to yank my arm free, but it’s no use. Instead, I give in and allow him to take me back. Stubborn bastard. When we reach my quarters, he opens the door and shoves me inside. I trip, fall onto the floor, and quickly scramble to my feet while he takes a few steps toward me.

“Do not leave this room again. Do I make myself clear?”

I clench my fists at my sides. “How dare you! You don’t own me, Amaros! I am not your property for you to dictate to. You have no right to make demands of me.”

His jaw tenses, and he slowly walks up to me until we’re merely inches apart. He stares down at me, but I hold my ground. I’m sick of this male. I’m sick of him thinking he can tell me what to do.

“Do you want to test me? Hmm? See what I’ll do if you disobey me?” He takes a lock of my hair and twirls it in his fingers. “Because I’ll tell you right now, the consequences won’t be pretty.”

His voice is even, and the threat is clear.

“What the fuck’s going on?” Finlay demands from my doorway before storming into the room.

I shuffle away from Amaros.

Amaros turns on Finlay. “This doesn’t concern you. Leave.”

Finlay’s gaze shifts to mine and back to Amaros. “Fuck no. I’m not going anywhere.”

Zarla, what the fuck’s going on here?

He’s pissed that I visited Lissian,I reply through our mind link.

Amaros turns to me. “Don’t forget our deal. You know what I have asked of you. You do not want to piss me off any further than you already have.”

Finlay shoves Amaros. “Get the fuck out!”

Amaros steps toward him as a deep, possessive growl rumbles in his chest. They have a stare-off for a moment before Amaros storms out.

Finlay hurries to my side and pulls me into his arms. “Why didn’t you call on me? He’s gone too far. He can’t treat you like that.”

I pull away from Finlay and close my door. “I don’t know. I panicked. Maybe I should’ve. I’m sorry.”

“Don’t be sorry. That’s what I’m here for. What good is this mind link if you don’t use it when you need to the most? But seriously, we have to do something about this. We need to tell Harlum, at the very least.”

I press my hands into my waist. He’s right. Amaros is dangerous, and he’s out of control. I thought I could handle him on my own, but after tonight, I’m not so sure.

“Yeah, okay,” I say.

“And what deal was he talking about? Is this to do with him knowing where your real father is?”

I run my hand down my face. “Yeah. He wants us to be together, so I have to pretend I am considering it so he will tell me about my father.”

He crosses the room and takes my hands in his. “You don’t need to do this. We can find your father without his help.”

I smile up at him. I’m genuinely blown away by his kindness. Never would I have imagined he had this side to him before we became bonded. And even then, he was still cruel. He’s come a long way.

“Thank you. I really appreciate you. I hope you know that,” I tell him.

He gives me a smug look as if to say,Of course I know that. “I do.”

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