Chapter 26

"Is this the Blackwood idea of hospitality?"

Stone was the first to launch an attack. Holding his wine glass, his gaze fell unashamedly upon the chain around Elara’s ankle, his tone dripping with mockery. "Leashing your woman like a dog, Kaelen? You really have opened our eyes today."

The surrounding crowd instantly fell silent; the scent of gunpowder seemed to hang in the air.

Kaelen’