Chapter 161

Aria’s POV “She can’t defend herself,” Raven continued, completely unbothered by the dangerous look on Viktor’s face. “And keeping her locked up makes her a sitting duck. You’re putting her life, and your control, at risk by keeping her here.” Viktor was silent. He had an unreadable expression on his face. “Let her go,” Raven said. “If she dies here, you’ll have yourself to blame.” “I can protect her. Aria just has a day left here.” Viktor said tightly. Raven shook her head. “You have already failed. She would have died right now, if it weren’t for me.” Her words pierced through him, and he flinched. He clenched his jaw as his eyes blazed with fury, but he didn’t argue. I met his gaze, and I saw the man who had just lost his most trusted ally to betrayal. Kale’s betrayal had really hurt him, no matter how much he didn’t want to show it. I knew he was going to agree, but my mind flashed back to my promise to Lilith, and I groaned internally. If I decided to ignore my promise to Lilith,