Chapter 22

KEENA

"I wasn't talking to you," Faris snarls at me as he stalks across the room towards Ward.

Ward doesn't even lift his hands to defend himself. He simply stands up straight and waits for the next blow to come from Faris. Balling his fists up at his side, Faris punches Ward across the face. Ward's head snaps to the side and a trickle of blood drips down his chin. Ward doesn't say a word to Faris. He only continues to accept the brutal beating that Faris is giving him.

Eventually, Ward sways on his feet and falls to the ground with a loud thud but that doesn't stop Faris. He hopes on top of Ward's body and continues to land blow after blow onto Ward's face.

"You were supposed to protect her," Faris growls between punches. "Not let her walk out into the middle of a rogue fight."

I stand in shock as I watch Ward's face get more swollen and bloodier with each strike Faris takes. Panic rises in my throat and I realize that Faris won't stop until Ward is dead.

"Faris,"