, yet rather than preventing her, they filled her interest. Who was this man that could rouse such trepidation with simply a s

nto his set of experiences, the bits of reports, the murmurs of dreadfulness and impact. All that she found out simply added to the sec

in the evening as she was returning home from the library, she felt somebody strolling behind

e expressed, attempting to vei

arily, his appearance indiscernible. "Y

wline defiantly. "I'

d at Adrian's lips. "That

bout his presence that was both frightening and powerful. She was unable to envision the re

its edge. "I want to grasp the justification for what reason not en

tic interest she tracked down in his eyes.

tasting the word. "Furthermore,

ble for the vanishings. I'm sure there's a conni

are playing a risky game, Elena. Truth

ou halted me?"

st maintaining eye contact with he

haps barbarity, yet entirely some way or another not this. Not the abnormal b

you letting me know

answered, astonishing both of them. "In any case, I can

ht to trust him, however something in his voice persuaded her he was being

a ruler. "It is quite difficult. There are things you don't have

tonishing herself with the force of

ough hers. "You don't have the foggie

d, her voice consistent. "Y

dismissed and strolled without saying another word, and Elena was left remainin

zardous than she'd at any point envisioned. Yet, risky or not, she was unable to change the way now. She was in too far, and her association with Adria