Chapter 66

Nelly’s POV.

I turned to look at Aisha, our eyes meeting. Her gaze was intense, almost piercing, and I found myself struggling to maintain eye contact.

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“I… I don’t know,” I stammered, my voice quavering.

“You need to decide whether you will accept him or not, so that when you see him, you can stand your ground,” she said, her voice firm.

I nodded, but my mind was a jumble of conflicting emotions. I looked up at the ceiling, my hands clasped tightly together in my lap, as if I could somehow will myself to calm down.

“I don’t think I’ll ever see Astel again,” I said, my voice barely a whisper.

Aisha chuckled, her voice light and teasing. “You never can tell. He came by today, but you weren’t around, you never can tell when he will come again,” she said.

I nodded, even though she couldn’t see me. I closed my eyes tightly, trying to block out. the world around me. I felt overwhelmed, my thoughts a jumbled mess. I took a deep. breath, trying to calm my racing heart.

We both sat up, frozen in place, as we heard a knock at the door.

“I’ll get it,” Aisha said, her voice steady.

I nodded, not trusting myself to speak. Aisha stood up, glancing through the peephole before opening the door. I heard a familiar voice on the other side.

“Harry,” Aisha said, her tone surprised.

“Why did

asked, his voice

well, so I brought her to

shifting to me. He walked over and wrapped his arms around Aisha’s waist, pulling her

he asked, his voice gentle.

that felt as fake as it

for a while,” he said, a playful grin on

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the door with Aisha. I watched them leave, as he leaned to whisper something in

oppressing me!” I called after them.

emotions inside me. I wondered if my inability to move on from Astel was because I truly loved him, or if it was the pain and embarrassment he had caused me that was

pillow tightly, the memories of that awful day playing out in my mind.

and humiliation still fresh, even after all this time. “You are not what I want,” he had said, his voice cold and uncaring. “You are not worthy of being

words had felt like a knife to my heart, and

I felt the tears well up in my eyes, spilling down my cheeks like a waterfall.

up on the bed, bringing my knees to my chest as I tried to process

way he had always looked at me with

had the Moon Goddess not given me a second chance? Had I done something wrong,

to let it out,

I had died with my family, that I had been in the front of the war that fateful day. If I had died, I wouldn’t have

I felt the tears rolling down my cheeks, hot and salty, and I sniffed, trying to

a movement at the door. I quickly wiped away my tears, not wanting anyone to see

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scent of the man who entered the room made my heart skip a beat. It was Kex. He leaned over me, kissing my forehead and rubbing my hair gently..

my eyes, and saw the concern in his face. He knelt beside me, taking my

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