Do you know Tairn won’t survive your death? Or has it all been a ploy to earn your trust, Violet?” I suck in a sharp breath. “You need to stop right now.” “Please, do quit while you’re behind, Aetos,” Xaden seethes. “You want the truth? She’s a fuck of a lot safer with me beyond the wards than she is with you within them. We both know it.” The look in his eyes is similar to the one in Sgaeyl’s, and it dawns on me why she chose him. They’re both ruthless, both willing to annihilate whatever stands between them and what they want. And Dain is in Xaden’s path. “Stop.” I put my hand on Xaden’s
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