AILEEN
What in the world? I thought to myself in disbelief while Kalani voiced my thoughts with a: “Oh hell, no.”
Kalani stiffened next to me as she glared at the person sitting on the throne in front of us. Noah, or Seth, whatever his real name was, was leaning against his hand as he eyed us with amusement and satisfaction.
He didn’t say anything as he slowly straightened and got to his feet. His guards, the monsters flanking him just like the one that had brought us here, followed his every move as he made his way towards us. Their feral eyes glared at us as if we were nothing more than parasites standing in their way.
Noah kept his eyes on me, and I stiffened, wanting to take a step back but I knew that would only make him feel even more in control.
“Welcome, Aileen. I have be
