Chapter 24

Elika would be unable to stop Dorian from taking her back to the dark lord without the aid of her connection, her connection weakened from strenuous use. What if she ran? Bolted deep into the woods and hid ... Would she make it? Manage to escape again now that her body shook and trembled, her legs barely able to hold her weight as she leaned against the towering oak tree. She sighed, knowing that she had lost. There would be no escaping the clutches of the three men as they surrounded her, scowling down at the princess.

Dorian smiled, gently placing his hands on her shoulders as he began to speak. “You have been caught. Isn’t that a shame ...” His grip tightening as his smile increased, his demonic yellow eyes locked onto the princess. His elongated nails savagely dug into her shoulders, causing Elika to whimper in pain as she squeezed her eyes shut. “I’m sure my old friend has something in mind for you, no doubt it’ll be an old trick of mi