Devon removed the woman's hand, which was on his face. He glanced at the twenty people who had just appeared, and that smile on his face immediately changed into a frown.
The word which the woman had spoken in Devon's ear was that he was either going to die in this alley or get taken away by them. And the only way to survive the merciless great elder was if he stuck close to her.
What she meant by those words were that he should become her slave, and he would receive her protection for the rest of his life.
Asking a man who was going to rule the universe, or better still omniverse to become a slave, if that isn't the most insulting word in the world then I honestly don't know what else is.
Truthfully, those words were enough to get the woman and her entire family slaughtered.
I kept shaking my head when I was writing this chapter.