Nala
"No, enlighten me," I replied, holding her stare without flinching.
Raya glared at me, her frustration boiling over. "I would beat you if I didn’t think Xander would be mad," she spat, her voice trembling with a mix of rage and humiliation.
"You would try," I said calmly, "but you wouldn’t succeed. I warn you, Raya, you do not want to be my enemy." My words hung in the air, heavy with meaning. I had dealt with far worse than her, and I had no intention of letting her or anyone else undermine my place here.
I turned my attention back to the guards still holding the prisoners. "Release them from those chains," I ordered. "We are not savages here. Silver bracelets will suffice."
With the prisoners restrained, I turned my attention back to Raya.
“The next time you undermine me in p
