Chapter 43

Layla.

"Not until you tell us why you're here and what you're here for. Bingo!" I said and watched ad Felix blanched, his expression turning frightful.

"That's none of your business! Why must you know?" He snapped at me, but Dante's arm curled around his neck and he started struggling to breath, flailing his legs while attempting to dislodge Dante's grip on me.

"You know, it doesn't have to go this way, you know? Just tell us what you're doing here and we'll let you go." I prodded him, my voice gentler.

"As if..." He sneered at me but when he saw that Dante had no plans of releasing him, he eventually had to fess up.

"Okay, okay, fine! Just stop choking me!" He screamed and Dante backed away from him once more, releasing his neck. Felix spent some time coughing before raising his head and speaking. "I came to see someone, here that's it. Are you happy now?"

"See someone? That doesn't sound believable. See someone for what?" I questioned him and he shrugged, a bit of his face becoming