Alaric's POV

Fuck!

This wasn't good. We were outnumbered. Gen. Raed was growling fiercely behind me. Besides Armand, he was their most celebrated warrior. But Echo's men weren't looking for a fight. Instead, they would all attack, and just one of them needed to break our defenses, so they could grab her and run.

Fuck!!

I could hear Raine's heart thundering in her chest. Her fear was almost palpable. I hated that she was going to be hurt once again by our world. I didn't love her, but I had grown to respect her and truly enjoyed her company. I knew we could have made a union between us work....