"And for the biochemical agent to contain a demonic component… with a demonic creature showing up all the way out here… was Leon part of this conspiracy? Or was he just used, turned into a tool to deliver this thing straight into our hands?"
"So that once we used it, once we realized we'd been dancing in someone else's palm, the despair would hit even harder? Because knowing we brought this disaster into our own kingdom with our own hands… that would devastate anyone."
Maxwell's brows drew together so tightly it looked like he could crush a fly between them. The moment Zion mentioned Leon, a bitter taste spread across his tongue. He remembered that bastard, how he tried to force himself into Addison's life, claiming to be her mate and defying the very order set by the Moon Goddess.
Maxwell hadn't even settled the score with him yet, and now Leon was causing trouble again.
