Sixty-seven:
Xavier Bones
I could see the fear in Sirena’s eyes. She had already been forced into marriage with Zale. The marriage had yet to come to fruition. But she hadn’t been able to make many choices in her life. She was trapped again. I had offered her freedom once by trying to convince her to join The Argenti the first time. Now, she was here, being used by The Argenti as their pawn. I hated seeing her like this.
Sirena had an innocence about her that made you want to protect her. It was probably why Antero had fallen in love with her. It was why I hadn’t been able to kill her given the many chances that I had had to kill her. She made you want to save her. It was a bit annoying, to be completely honest. I couldn’t be the guy saving the girl. I wasn’t a bad guy. But I certain
