Chapter 20

Zane’s POV

“You're dead!” I said through gritted teeth as I caught the flying knife with my bare hand.

Sure, its sting and pain cursed through my system, but it was bearable. After being in countless battles and tortures, one would be surprised how much pain they could learn to tolerate.

I didn’t know who they were, but they were obviously mere pawns. It didn’t even take me so much time to fight and defeat the three of them. And because they only had small knives, they weren’t as prepared as they thought they were.

“Let’s go. Are you alright?” I asked Tessa, who nodded in shock.

“Good, let’s go.”

After disposing of the would-be assassin, I had my men escort us back to the mansion just to be sure we weren’t ambushed on the road.

Tessa was pretty shaken up by the whole thing. The last blade especially had nearly gotten to her until I’d yanked her once more into safety.

“I’m fine.” She reassured me when I glanced over at her for what had to be the thousandth time in this not-so-long car