Chapter 158: The Shadow Lord Returns 2
Axel's shadowy aura thickened, swirling around him like a dark storm, suffused with a bloodlust so intense that even the air seemed to shudder. His expression remained hardened, defiant, and resolute. "Do you think I'd leave my sister without protection?" His voice was cold, each word slicing through the tension.
Haze's eyes widened. "Protection?" she whispered, her voice barely more than a hiss. Her shock quickly turned to a derisive laugh. "What? A single soldier? A guard? Do you think that would stop even one of my clones?" She scoffed, reassured by her own perceived dominance.
Axel's smirk was razor-sharp, lethal. "No. I left her with an army."
