Chapter 290: New Form
Kaiden just stared back at her for a beat. He’d always known she was cold, a heartless bitch, even, but this? This was something else.
Due to his opinion of Vaelira already being horribly low, he did not experience the same type of shock as Sasha and Jack felt. It was more of a deeper, bitter confirmation: "You’re even worse than I thought."
Maybe Jack was right. Maybe, strategically, she’d made the right call. But Leon hadn’t even been given a chance to fight the parasite back. She’d never even looked for that sliver of hope.
And Leon... Leon was the kind of man who’d throw himself in harm’s way to protect her if the situation demanded. As their ace, Vaelira was worth it, and Leon knew it perfectly well.
She had spat on every ounce of that loyalty without blinking.
But Kaiden didn’t have the luxury to dwell on it.
Because the Countess was chuckling.
Low at first, then louder, becoming throaty and rich with amusement. "For a human, that blonde woman is... promising. Perhaps I’ll keep her. An aide with such pragmatic thinking could be useful. I see great potential in her."
She didn’t wait for them to respond, however. The monster moved.
However, this was no longer the same monster that had fought by sending its spiders at them.