He did not need to say anything, the message in his eyes was clear as day- he was going to take this burden off her hands. It was not much in the way of a gesture, but in Alex's world, it meant a whole lot. And thankfully, the effect was not lost on Anna.
The wordless exchange between them ended with Alex dragging Bella away from the scene. Bella did not even budge. She simply went along like a lamb to the slaughter.
With the role of executioner weighing heavily on his shoulders, Alex looked for a quiet spot to get this done as quickly as possible. Killing was really nasty business. And it was even nastier when he had to do it with a weapon as primitive as a sword. Alex for one could not wait to get this over with.
Maybe that was the reason why he failed.
