"You did that on purpose!" Adeline hissed under her breath, shuffling in the ridiculous iron chains Aaron had locked on her wrists.
Aaron didn't even flinch—he just smirked as if he'd been waiting for her outburst. Raising his voice so the guards at the border could hear, he declared with chilling authority, "You did not talk when I gave you the chance. Now remember the fear… Make sure it is engraved into your hearts."
Adeline rolled her eyes so hard she thought they might get stuck. Her brother had clearly missed his calling—forget being a knight, he should've been a theatre actor. Honestly, the way he bellowed those lines, you'd think he was auditioning for the role of "Evil Warlord #3."
Layla kept her head ducked, trying not to snicker and ruin the whole performance. She bit her lip until it hurt, but Aaron's melodramatic booming made her shoulders tremble with suppressed laughter.
