~ ROWAN
The moment the words left his mouth I knew that was his plan.
That was why he attacked, and that was why he wanted to be here. He wanted to be heard, and he wanted the reaction.
I wanted nothing more than to grab him by the throat and rip his head clean from his body, but judging by the mocking grin on his face, it was what he wanted.
The courtyard went silent instantly, their eyes narrowing at Nyssa as his words settled like a weight in the air.
The vampire had the audacity to fucking grin as he watched them process it. I saw their faces go from confused to shocked and betrayed in the span of one second and I knew.
"Get her into a car, now!" I snapped at Eric.
He grabbed her hand and tugged just as the entire courtyard went to shit.
The crowd screamed, clamoring for an explanation while the guards fought to keep them back. The vampire laughed as he was led away to the cells and behind me, I saw Eric tug Nyssa towards the car.
