Chapter 129

Elodie’s POV

“Don’t run,” he said. “It won’t help you.”

But Nyara still tried it. She threw the spoon aside and bolted for the back door. One of the guards caught her before she could make it through the frame. She screamed, twisted, and begged them to let her go, but they held her in place. Her hair clung to her face, her eyes wild with fear.

“Let me talk,” Kiernan said finally, and they loosene