Matt called for the guards, assuming Sebastian only meant to have them escort the Luna back to her penthouse, but he froze in shock at what Sebastian said next.
"Lock her in the old dungeon. Nobody is allowed to feed her or give her water. Anyone who goes against my orders will be executed alongside her tomorrow. I declare her public execution for tomorrow night, in front of everyone, to make an example of what happens to traitors who stand with the sea creatures or carry a part of them within their bodies. Take her away!"
Viola, hearing this through the buzzing haze filling her head, turned to look at him, her blue eyes carrying every ounce of her hurt, disbelief and pain.
But he met her gaze with a hatred she never imagined she'd see in eyes that had once looked at her with such warmth, and she felt her throat close, her heart tearing apart inside her chest.
"Sebastian, what's gotten into you?" she whispered softly, but her words only seemed to enrage him further.
