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 knows. He‘s just pretending.‘

scoffed, ignoring 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

was all Aleric managed to

going to kill you the second you‘re done being useful. It‘s the same strategy she did to Cai; making him think she was his mate. She needs us to kill each other because she can‘t do the dirty work herself. That‘s all your

working with her, Aria!” he finally yelled, cutting me

a foot away and I looked up

an effect I wasn‘t expecting. An

a part of me really did want to believe him. Was that naive

those feeling were inconsequential now.

or not he was working with

be enough to overcome such a thing, regardless of who‘s orders he might have been acting on.

my point either, my senses picking up on an

“LEFT. 

came up quickly, moving through the bars... aiming for my throat...

I immediately jumped back to dodge it, falling into a defensive crouch as I

close,‘ the voice scolded.

snaking through the bars, grabbing my throat... slowly squeezing the life out of me.... She knew he would attempt

still completely flustered from having to 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 well. Don‘t listen

wasn‘t trying to kill you,” he argued and grunted

of hearing his same lies, and started to leave. I could feel already as my arm began to shake next to me, the fear she had induced inside starting to work its way

I said over my shoulder. “And the next time you threaten an

slammed his hands against the

then you‘ll look into Lucy,” he yelled out just as I made it to the exit. “She‘s been there since the

me pause for a moment, allowing for his words to

screamed otherwise. How could I even possibly entertain the idea when it seemed so clear to me that he was falling back into the ways of the

what if he was right?

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

“Miss, thank

been doubting her loyalty, but because I‘d been ready to let Aleric kill her if it meant proving a point. That I

was thanking

month ago I might have been disgusted with

thought for a second there that he was going to do it but your quick thinking saved

her, moving to

do right by her. How could someone with so much trust in me be a traitor working for Thea? I‘d blatantly thrown her to a meaningless death and she thought I‘d

said, choosing not to answer, and walked back towards

of it began

Lucy had been there since the beginning.

Chapter Eighty Six 

to information regarding my whereabouts at

spies we‘d ever allegedly

right there in front of

struggling with

hold, even to the point

even come to me for a counteroffer just as I‘d always told her

thought more and more, driving me crazy from not being able t o figure it out. Wondering whether there was even the tiniest possibility that Aleric was correct... that there was

I decided

back, I decided

I was indulging his stories of denial, but somehow I couldn‘t seem to get it out of my head. On even the smallest chance that

said a few days later, making

come to my office to arrange a few things for me but I‘d been staring at her the entire time as she moved around, unable to

“Miss?” 

really about

a seat for a second,” I said, gesturing towards my

smile. “Thank you though. I‘m almost done here and then I‘ll get onto

back at her with

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