Chapter 74

Lysandra’s POV

“He didn’t mean that,” I said quickly before the silence in the hallway could grow any heavier.

The words left me almost instinctively as I stepped forward, placing myself directly between Varek and the girls before any of them could panic further.

Behind me, I felt all three of them freeze. In front of me, Varek looked down at me slowly. For one terrifying second, I wondered whethe