Semua Bab Dying Was Easier Than Loving Him: Bab 81

Damien's POVI moved before Ronan’s voice even stopped echoing off the stone walls. My sword was out in a flash, the steel singing as I stepped right between his feral group and the glowing circle where Amelia stood.“Form line!” I barked, my voice cracking through the chamber like thunder.Four senior enforcers slammed their shields together beside me, their boots grinding into the ancient dust. The air in the room grew instantly thick, smelling of copper, hot blood and cold earth. Somewhere beneath the floor, a low vibration had begun, so faint at first that I almost mistook it for the rumble of distant thunder.Ronan didn't charge us. He didn't even draw a blade. He began to stalk along the outer curve of the circular chamber, his body bent at a strange, unnatural angle. His hollow black eyes never once looked at me or my guards; they remained glued to the glowing runes beneath Amelia's feet.Behind him, his four remaining followers slunk along the wall, their tongues lolling out,