Your fate was sealed...

Count Keyz swallowed hard, his voice barely a whisper. "The Shadow Court... They control everything from the shadows, pulling the strings. I was just a pawn... Please, you have to believe me!"

Adrian's face twisted into a dark smile. "A pawn, huh? But with so much to gain. Then it seems your usefulness has run out."

Without any more words, Adrian shot two fiery chains from his back to Count Keyz. Adrian intended to wrap them around the man and pull him out of the chair. But the Count was impatiently scared, the spearhead digging into his side and cheeks.

Adrian didn't mind, though. He pulled the Count from his seat with the chains, dragging him on the floor until they were in the middle of the study.

"Any last words?" Adrian asked, his cold eyes fixed on the man crawling on the floor, trying to get away with blood dripping from the side of his face and arms.