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

both leave the party?” he asked, his voice full of concern.

well, so I brought her to

shifting to me. He walked over and wrapped

he asked, his

I said, mustering up a smile that felt as fake as it looked. He gave me a

you for a while,” he said, a playful grin on hist face. I

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wink before heading out the door with Aisha. I watched them leave, as he

oppressing me!” I

me. I wondered if my inability to move on from Astel was because I truly loved him, or if it

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

what I want,” he had said, his voice cold and uncaring. “You are not worthy of being my mate. I choose Shantel,

had felt like a knife to my heart, and I could still feel

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

tried to process the feelings

had always looked at me with such coldness and hatred. My heart ached at the thought of why I

something wrong, something to anger her and make her curse me to a loveless life?

I wanted to let it out, to release the pain and anger, but I couldn’t bring myself to do it.

me wished 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 to feel this

and I sniffed,

away my tears,

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entered the room made my heart skip a beat. It was Kex. He leaned over me, kissing

in his face. He knelt beside me, taking my hands in his own. “How are you doing?” he asked,

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