Chapter 11: Something in the shadows
[Daryl's POV]
I rushed through the woods with Alaric hot on my tail as we walked the narrow path leading to the secret exit.
"What is it?" he asked, falling in step with me. "It's the human girl, isn't it?"
My jaw clenched from trying to hold back the desire to yell at him once more and also the gnawing urge to correct him. Her name was Ciara, and she was not just any human girl, she was...
I shook my head, dismissing the incoming thoughts, but I knew Xere wouldn't let it be.
"I knew you could feel it." I felt Xere smirk but ignored him.
"I told you to stay out of it," I said rather calmly, but between gritted teeth. It was best he stayed out of it. Alaric knew me so well that he must've noticed the self-control I was so badly practicing because
