Chapter 23

Aria's POV My heart pounded in my chest as I lunged forward. “Knox!” I yelled. Instantly, he froze. Then he turned to me slowly. I resisted the urge to gasp at the murderous look on his face. “Please don't,” I pleaded. His crimson eyes were glowing unlike anything I had ever seen. Those claws on his hands were probably from his wolf, but I had never heard of anyone being able to transform their hands into claws while still in human form. Everything about Knox was like a mystery, like some dark mystery that I was scared of unraveling. I couldn't say anything to him, I just kept my gaze on his, pleading with my eyes, even as I shook slightly in fear. He kept looking at me, studying and watching. Then, with a loud growl, he swiped his claws at Liam. Flora screamed in terror, while my eyes widened. The crowd that were watching gasped in horror. However, relief coursed through me as I saw that Knox didn't plunge his claws into Liam's heart as he originally wanted to. Instead, he raked his c