Chapter 381
Chapter 381:
“And I was serious when I said I hope you do die p>
A brief moment of silence followed, the atmosphere thick with tension.
“I need her,” he sighed. “I’ve been searching for her for years and didn’t know she was your mate this whole time. I’m trying to make this as peaceful as I can. Hand her over, and you’ll never hear from me again p>
“Too bad that is never happening,” I tsked. “As a matter of fact, you’re an asshole for even spitting this trash. How possible do you think it is that I’d gladly hand Lyric to you? You mention her name one more time, and I’ll damn the stupid oath we took. I’ll kill you, Caden p>
“Oh, we both know you wouldn’t,” he chuckled. “You’d have done it long before now, Jar, considering everything I’ve done. Same way I could’ve easily killed you to get you out of my way. We might hate each other, but the oath between us is stronger than that. It’s too fucking hard to break p>
If I clenched my hands any more fiercely, I’d likely rupture a few muscles. I leaned my back against the window wall, brushing my fingers through my hair.
A different kind of rage ran through me from the fact that he was right. We’ve had plenty of time to kill each other. Eight years ago, I could’ve easily killed him instead of putting him to sleep. He could’ve also easily done the same when he regained his freedom.
But here we both were, at each other’s necks.
“I don’t ever want to hear your voice, Caden. Especially not with Lyric’s name. I mean it,” I said, trying to keep my voice as calm as possible.
His voice was still icy when he spoke. “I’m trying to be the reasonable one here, you know? For the first time, I’m promising to leave you alone. Are you willing to jeopardize your Kingdom for a woman you could get elsewhere p>
I laughed—a dark, humorless sound. Gods, I wished he were here now so my claws could do some talking.
“If only you knew just how far I’m willing to go for Lyric, you wouldn’t mention such nonsense p>
There was a brief silence.
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“You won’t like my reaction if you deny me this, Jaris. Trust me, you wouldn’t know what’s coming. It’s like nothing you’ve ever seen p>
“And what would my reaction be?” I scoffed.
“Nothing will prepare you for it p>
I dropped the call, angrily tossing the phone onto the bed.
I put on some clothes and went out to check on Lyric. I needed to be sure the asshole hadn’t tried to reach her in some way. Knocking on her door, a weak voice answered, “Who’s there p>
Normally, she’d have come to get the door.
I opened it and found her lying on the bed, covered with a duvet up to her chin. She was shivering, her face pale. An alarm went off in my head.
“Hey, what’s wrong?” I hurried forward to sit on the bed.
I touched her skin and frowned at how hot it was.