Chapter 54

Sheila's point of view

"Sheila?" Killian moved closer to me. I couldn't see his face, but his voice was less frightening than it was a second ago." "It's not safe here. What are you doing here?" He asked, looking behind me, realizing I was alone.

"I—" I began, but I was interrupted by the loud growl coming from the spy being tortured.

Killian took a step closer to me until his massive frame blocked my view, then pressed his large thumb against my chin, drawing my gaze back to him.

"I don't want you to see this. Join the others at the bonfire. I will join you soon after I am done here." His voice kept getting softer as he urged me. "I promise."

I sent one last stare behind him, nodding my head. "Alright. I will be waiting." I turned about to leave when another howl left the tortured prisoner's lips. It made me stop in my tracks, and I turned my gaze back to where Morgan and the warriors were torturing him. He was being dragged up from the ground. I furrowed my eyebrows in the darkness,