"W-what?" Adele felt like she had heard wrong, after all, it wasn't even a full statement. It must have been a slip of tongue, she assumed.
But when Daniel said, "Hand Elijah over to me." She knew at once that he wasn't kidding.
He really wanted Elijah, but why? What was he up to now? After all, Marcel was in the middle of a peace talk between both families. What does Daniel want now? Was he not satisfied with his son's efforts?
Nervous sweat coated her forehead and she wiped it away with the back of her hand. Adele opened her mouth to speak, only to find out that her throat was suddenly dry from the tension. Nonetheless, she said to him, "I don't understand. What do you want with Elijah?"
