Chapter 36 : The Blame Game

~SINCLAIR~

Alpha Sinclair. The world wants you on your knees.

And I'll gladly go for my Queen. For Vannie.

The poison worked fast, that was for sure. But this was not the poison that was meant to kill him, that much was obvious. No, this one was meant to keep him disabled for a while. He gave into it, letting his daemon work at neutralizing the worst of it.

Then he mentally ordered his Keepers to prepare for war.

"There's a reason the Inlands is the power source in the Realms. Have you ever wondered about that?"

Vannie's eyes were still wide as she watched him. She hadn't been expecting him to drink from the cup, not truly. But he had to. If this was the way to win her heart and her forgiveness once and for all, so be it.