Chapter 123

Drakken stormed out of the dungeons and tossed the keys at a guard.

His inner conflict manifested as a struggle between his desire for Eleanor and fear of the unknown. He felt torn between sticking with what was familiar and comfortable or taking the risk of pursuing what he truly wanted.

Drakken never really knew what steps to take when it came to Eleanor. And he'd made everything worse by marking her. He blamed that for the reason why he was so conflicted about the current situation. He had claimed her as his. It wasn't that easy to turn his back on her.

He should be furious at her, and he was, but not at the same velocity if it was someone else who killed the Queen.

Drakken turned to a corner on his way up to his room and bumped into someone. Benjamin stood in his way, unmoving, the look of playful mockery that was always on his face gone.

"Get out of the way," Drakken growled at him. "The mere sight of you annoys me."

"I've always known you to be a coward." Benjamin's words threw