"Let her go!" Adrian roared across the battlefield in a shaky voice.
The commander chuckled, his huge figure glowing with victory. "Surrender, Champion," he said darkly. "Or she dies."
The battlefield was quiet, with only the far-off cries of injured soldiers and the eerie crackling of dark energy around Alannah breaking the stillness.
Adrian's chains hung limp at his sides, their fiery glow dimming as he stood frozen, his gaze locked on Alannah's terrified yet defiant eyes.
"Let her go," Adrian demanded, his voice steady despite the storm of emotions raging within him. "I thought you were a man of who fights with honor. Face me like a warrior, not a coward."
The Shadow Court commander tilted his head, a cruel grin splitting his beastly face. "Honor?" he mocked, his voice dripping with disdain. "I discarded honor long ago, Champion. It has no place in a world ruled by power."