Strain On Her Mortal Body

"Say a word and I promise you, brother, you will return to Valerie with her corpse," 

"What?!" Andre's mouth dropped open in disbelief, unlike Islinda's squeal which rebounded across the room, her eyes wide in horror. 

"Yes, you heard me right, brother. Tell a history that I didn't permit you to and she…" He pointed at Isabella with no emotion in his eyes, " would not live to hear the rest of it. So don't dare me." The threat in Aldric's voice made her blood run cold and goosebumps appeared across her arms. 

Andre must really believe Aldric's words because his mouth opened and closed helplessly and dread washed over Islinda. Aldric was not joking, he would have killed her. The reality of the situation was too much on Islinda that she fanned her cheeks, flustered, while her throat was parched.