Chapter 138

Aria’s POV ‘Run.’ Jade screamed in my head, but my legs wouldn’t obey. My body was frozen, as if he had cast some spell on me. His eyes gleamed with pure hatred and rage. “What are you doing here?” he asked again. This time, his voice was calm, too calm. A shudder ran down my spine at the edge in his voice. I took a shaky step back. “I—I was just—” His head tilted slightly, and he watched me like a predator watching his prey. “Were you trying to escape?” he asked, sneering in disgust. “Did you really think it would be so easy?” I didn’t answer. There was nothing I could say to change what was coming. ‘Run,’ Jade hissed. ‘Run now or we’re dead.’ I turned. Viktor moved like a shadow. There was no sound as he moved terrifyingly fast. I barely dodged as he lunged at me. My shoulder slammed into the wall. I winced as pain shot down my arm, but I didn’t stop. I kept running blindly, and desperately. I ran through the hallway, not caring where I was going as my heart pounded in my chest. Ther