Chapter 380: Act Of Revenge

Baron The sound of boots crunching on the dirt broke the silence around Baron as he stood outside the bloodied remains of what was once Celine’s Council Hall. Blood still dripped from his hands onto the road beneath him. It was a thoughtless sort of stronghold, even though most of them wouldn’t say it. But he had seen the anger in the eyes of the councilmen. He leaned back, allowing his head to fall against his shoulders as he looked up into the night sky. His breath was heavy, his muscles taut with the strain of his recent encounter with Celine. It could hardly be qualified as a battle, yet the sharp tension never seemed to leave him—not since the day his world had fallen apart. The victory should have felt sweeter. Killing Celine should have been the end of it all—the revenge, the endless strife. But it wasn’t. Something gnawed at him still, a restless beast under his skin. It isn’t over. Maybe someone would try to point out that he was wrong for avenging Talia. No matter who it