I'm The Beast
"I'm not impressed." He said and Kalina guessed the laughter in his words. "Still." She returned, trying to match his amusement and completely failing. That man had a knack for annoying her, that was for sure. ¿Why? Kalina didn't know for sure. She felt a little stupid about the discovery, but there was something else. Something attracted her to him, that was undeniable.
Never
This was one of the few times Kalina had been left wondering what to do. So, she spent a few precious seconds of indecision until she chose to take one of his hands.
"Hey, Valian. It is alright."
"Is it alright, Kal?" He looked at her with terrible eyes. "I just received a report about the damn man daring to overstep his bounds and right after that, this. Not even his ashes will remain…"
Shit. Kalina swallowed. She knew very well what that this was.
"That's not going to happen." She stated calmly. "Never. That hateful noble is not going to lay a finger on me. Valian, calm down." She asked at the end. "You know I'm not that helpless."
"I can't…" His answer came with a tremor.