~~XANDER MORTAIN~~

~~THE ECLIPSE PACK~~

The moment the door to my chambers clicked shut, the clock started ticking.

 

Every step I took down the grand hallway, moving further from Anika, felt like my skin was being peeled off. By the time I hit the main staircase, the silence she had gifted me vanished, replaced by a blinding agony pulsing behind my eyes.

 

My beast clawed at my ribcage, howling for the only source of relief it had ever known.

 

"Marek," I bit out, the word sounding like a snarl. "Where is he?"

 

"His personal room, My Lord," Marek whispered, struggling to keep pace. "He’s waiting for you."

 

I slammed the...