So all that insane possessiveness, that growing disgust and murderous urge toward his "brothers"... was not his true nature?
Was it this damned Gu worm doing its evil work?
He lowered his head, staring at his long, slender but slightly trembling hand.
A torrent of absurdity and revulsion at being controlled surged over him, making it almost impossible to stand steady.
Beside him, Soren Phoenix had already listened, dumbfounded, his fiery feather robe forgotten as it failed to sway, those peach blossom eyes brimming with shock and disbelief.
He pointed at Kian Sterling, his voice warping: "Old Fox? You? You... you actually tried to kill Malachi? And my cousin? Are you fucking crazy?"
The moment he thought of how his cousin was dragged into that hellhole by that Old Fox while trying to save Malachi, Soren Phoenix was so furious his hair nearly stood on end.
He had never imagined Kian Sterling would do such a thing—this completely shattered his understanding.
