chapter 14(3)

Abbie The king blinks down at me, where I was breathing heavily in my anger. “I will fucking kill you! You… You savage neanderthal!” I scream, my face heating and I know I am turning red-faced from my boiling anger. Gannon growls before snapping at me, his voice below my ear as his arms hold me stronger. “He didn’t make her submit. Stop! Look!” Gannon snarls at me, pointing to where the king lifts Azalea’s shirt. Her wound is already healing, though the king’s hand is filled with her blood. The king shakes his head. “I’m sorry, My King. I will calm her down,” Gannon tells him, but I escape his strong embrace, turning to dead weight and slipping out of his arms. I move to check on Ivy. The king stares at me, a blank expression on his face while he takes me in. “See? He isn’t hurting her,” Gannon whispers, behind me, and I let out a breath. “You couldn’t have warned her first? Instead of just going all caveman and biting into her!” I ask him. “Warn her? Like you did me when you bit me?”