Tessa/jessica pov.
Zane and I stared at our chief guard in shock. I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. The same tribe that paid him, fed him, housed his whole family—yet he still dared to betray us because of a debt? My chest grew tight as I looked at him shaking in the chair.
“My king, I didn’t mean to,” he cried, voice trembling. “I swear I just wanted to save him because he once saved me.”
His eyes were wide, desperate. His hands twisted against the ropes.
“I didn’t know the rosemary could kill,” he whispered.
Zane’s whole body went rigid beside me. His jaw clenched so hard I heard the c***k. A dark wave rolled off him, stronger than anything I had ever felt. If I hadn’t stepped closer and pressed my hand to his chest, I truly believed he would tear the man apart himself.
“Tyson,
