A Gift from the Goddess

Chapter 86

Chapter Eighty Six 

Chapter Eighty–Six 

“Aleric, ” I called out to him and carefully approached. 

Immediately, I saw how he tensed up at my presence, his eyes flashing dark for just a moment. I suppose i t wasn‘t that surprising to think he‘d be furious after all this time down here. 

However, his words seemed to contradict this first impression, only succeeding in confusing me. 

“Aria,” he breathed, almost as if in a sigh of relief, before quickly focusing again. 

My eyes narrowed as I looked at him, unsure what game he was playing at. Was this some sort of act? 

“You can let her go now,” I said, jutting my chin towards Lucy. “If you kill her, you won‘t have anyone to bring you your meals every day.” 

But his head moved back in confusion, taken off guard by my blunt response. 

“...What?” he simply asked, perplexed by my words. 

“I said... let her go or you‘ll probably end up starving,” I repeated, taking a few more steps towards him.” She isn‘t a part of this... But I get it though. You wanted to make some sort of big statement to get me down here, wanted to feel like you had a bit of control since I‘ve kept you locked up for so long. Well, Aleric, now I‘m here, just like you wanted. So what‘s the next step of your plan? Are you going to kill her and make me watch? Are you disappointed I missed that part when you killed my parents?” 

“I don‘t... what?” he asked again. “Aria... what the hell happened?” 

I tried not to laugh at that. What hadn‘t happened? 

Apart from learning that my existence was purely to serve the agenda of a higher power? Apart from Cai sleeping with Thea for months and possibly working with her? Apart from Aleric‘s betrayal? 

...Apart from feeling so empty inside all the goddamn time? 

It was a wonder that I was still bothering at all. 

“Just let her go or get it over with, Aleric,” I said. “Don‘t drag this out any longer than we need to. I‘m sure there are more important things we could be discussing right now. Such as... Where Thea is and why are you working with her?” 

However, he still didn‘t move, as if debating internally as to what he should do. His reluctance was only frustrating me further though. Why debate when he never gave my parents that courtesy? Did he value an attendant over them? 

“Go on, do it!” | goaded and moved in so close I could have reached out to touch them. “Do it, Aleric! Kill her! Just like the murderer you are!” 

Abruptly, he then let her go, finally releasing her from his grip. 

“If only you‘d shown this sort of restraint earlier,” I muttered and quickly grabbed Lucy away from the bars to safety. “You‘re okay, Lucy. Get out of here. You‘re safe now.” 

She didn‘t need to be told twice, scrambling to leave as soon as possible. 

“So you actually believe this false story that I‘m involved with Thea then,” he said. “You know, when you didn‘t come down to see me I thought that maybe something horrible had happened to you. But looks like I was wrong. Apparently you just decided to not even give me a chance to explain and believe wholeheartedly that I‘m the bad guy.” 

| shrugged a shoulder. “Don‘t need to ‘believe‘ anything when I heard it with my own ears. Or Lucy‘s ears, 

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depending on how you want to look at it. I saw in a vision how you asked her if she was there because of Thea ‘as well‘. I don’t know why you continue to deny involvement with her.” 

“You mean the attendant who just so happened to be at the hospital the exact moment I was there? You didn‘t think that was suspicious at all? And it was the exact moment that–,” but he stopped himself and looked at me more closely. “Nevermind.” 

“...What? You‘re actually going to blame Lucy now?” I asked, half laughing over how absurd that was. “Go o n, tell me, Aleric, tell me how Lucy is actually the villain here. In fact, I bet it‘s somehow her fault my parents are dead too and next you‘ll be telling me how she forced you to do it.” 

“Aria!” he growled. “It‘s the same attendant you put in charge of my care down here all these months. Why do you think I‘ve refused to say anything? You‘ve got a goddamn spy and you don‘t even realise it. I don‘t know what the hell happened to you but if you‘re so blinded to even the possibility she‘s involved then I don‘t know what to tell you.” 

“No, Aleric, I‘m not blinded to it,” I argued, walking back up close to the bars. “In fact, nothing would surprise me these days. I just can‘t believe you‘re trying to distract me with stories of Lucy though when you were clearly the one at fault, when I saw you with their blood on your hands! Do you even realise who Thea is? Who you‘re protecting?” 

“Why would I need to realise anything when I have nothing to do with that girl?” 

lying,’ the voice whispered. ‘He

the voice. “That would be a gross understatement. She is the literal Goddess of Sight; Selene‘s mother. A being created at the beginning of time that is now bound

Aleric managed to say.

I continued, grabbing the bars. “Whatever she‘s offering you, I hope it was worth it because she‘s going to kill you the second you‘re done being useful. It‘s the same strategy she did to Cai; making

her, Aria!” he finally yelled, cutting me off.

a foot away and I looked up into his eyes.

effect I wasn‘t expecting. An

he might really be telling the truth. And a part of me really did want to believe him. Was that naive of me?

those feeling were inconsequential

with Thea, he

apologies were going to make up for that. Nothing would be enough to overcome such a thing, regardless of who‘s orders he might have been acting on.

want to wait long to prove my point

“LEFT. 

came up quickly, moving through the bars... aiming

I immediately jumped back to dodge it, falling into a

voice scolded. ‘I told you he would

hand snaking through the bars, grabbing my throat...

quickly react. “Didn‘t want to miss your only chance at getting to me? Were you not listening to what I just told you?! I can‘t kill you just like you should forget about killing me. Your survival is dependent on me living, just as Cai‘s is as

and grunted out in frustration.

started to leave. I could feel already as my arm

my shoulder. “And the next time you threaten an attendant,

as he slammed his hands

Lucy,” he yelled out just as I made it

made me pause for a moment, allowing for his words to sink in... before, finally, I closed the door

possibly entertain the idea when it seemed so clear to me that he

he was

lost in my thoughts that I didn‘t even sense Lucy when she threw herself at me, pulling me

“Miss, thank

because I‘d been ready to let Aleric kill her if it meant proving a point. That I didn‘t see her, or any of the other non descendants, as

somehow she was

I might have been disgusted with myself. But

your bluff though?” she asked innocently. “I really thought for a second

tensed up before quickly detangling myself from her, moving to be able to look at her face–on

do right by her. How could someone with so much

rest, Lucy,” I finally said, choosing not to answer, and walked back towards my office.

began eating away

but he wasn‘t wrong. Lucy had been there since

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first person I ever mentioned Thea to, therefore knowing since I was fourteen that I was after her. She was even privy to information

spies we‘d ever allegedly had... Lucy made the made

in front of me

with the most

The position she held was even one that most unranked would be honoured to hold, even to the point where they would probably accept it for a fraction of the

that she hadn‘t even come to me for a counteroffer

not being able t o figure it out. Wondering whether there was even the tiniest possibility that Aleric was correct... that there was one thing he wasn‘t lying

decided

me back, I decided

somehow I couldn‘t seem to get it out of my head. On even the smallest

days later, making her pause from

things for me but I‘d been staring at her the entire time as she moved around, unable to focus on anything

“Miss?” 

really about to do

a second,” I said, gesturing towards my visitor chair.

she said with a smile. “Thank you though. I‘m

back at

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