Chapter 14: Hidden Cave

As soon as our eyes meet, my instinct tells me this man is dangerous, and I should go away as far as possible.

His eyes narrowed into slits as he eyed me with scrutiny. My heart beats faster as I try not to tremble and be intimidated. Why do I feel like this stranger could see through my soul?

I sighed in relief when he averted his gaze to the crowd.

Upon the arrival of the group of people, the warriors immediately strengthened themselves.

"Welcome back, Sir Octavio!" the warriors greeted in unison with reverence and fear. But there was admiration in their eyes while looking at the imposing man in the middle.

The man in his late twenties only nodded in response. He had a frosty countenance, and he looked regal as if he was born to conquer the world.

From his countenance, he oozes confidence and screams power and authority. The man squinted his eyes at Rowan, who was still stabbing the dead cat in front of the trembling burly man. Rowan only scoffed as though he didn't care at