Chapter 64

BONUS CHAPTER 1

LORIK POV

“I forgive you.”

The words charged at me like a sharp dagger that gatecrashed through my heart leaving me breathless. Heat rose from my neck and settled just right above my head, creating a cloud of intense self-loathing that made my ears deaf. With blurred vision, I watched as she slowly sashayed out of the damp dense cellar where I was chained.

My eyes followed her movements until she was out of view. My mind reeled with all sorts of thoughts recalling all the evil things I have committed. She had forgiven me, despite everything I had done to her. She forgave me and bathed me clean, after being tortured by my son for how long… Heck, I didn’t even know how long I have in here without food, water, let alone taking a bath. I reeked of death and all the things I have done in my past. Vernero always brought him a small bite of protein bar just to keep me alive, nothing more than that. I was famished, my throat so patched it felt like it was burning. In my darkest moment where I felt life slipping through my fingers, Leigh-Ari gave me water to drink and quenched my thirst.

Good lord, had I been wrong all these years? Was I wrong to want what’s best for my sons? Was I wrong to uproot things that would bring them distraction? I just wanted what was best for them. I never wanted my sons to end up as low lives with nothing to do. I wanted to pave a way for them, to sharpen them and make them unstoppable, and they were exactly what I had hoped. What wrong did I commit in doing all that?

A lone tear escaped my eye and drizzled down my cheek. I couldn’t even believe what had just happened. When I saw her, I thought she came in here to laugh at my face, to torment me even further and tell me how much of a failure I was, how weak and pathetic I am. That’s what I had hoped for. Because at least I wouldn’t have felt so shitty like I was.

My heartfelt lighter, it was at that moment it dawned to me that I needed her forgiveness. I needed Leigh-Ari to forgive me for all I have done to her. Her forgiveness was what made me look forward to my death without regret, not because I was running away from all my sins, but because I was redeemed and ready to receive my befitting punishment.

I have hurt the only people I tried to protect, and there was no way I could ever undo all the things I did to them. But out of all the fiasco, Leigh-Ari suffered the most. She didn’t even have to forgive me. Heck! Even if she cursed me and told me to rot in hell, I wouldn’t cry and raise a ruckus, I deserved it. I was sp unworthy of her forgiveness, but she chose to forgive me nonetheless.

That made me feel so pathetic and low like I have never felt in all my life.

of Elaia flashed through my mind like a tape recorder in slow motion. Her hazel eyes and pearly white teeth with a smile that could brighten up the whole world, she had been the most beautiful girl I have ever laid my eyes on. And instead of cherishing her and thanking her for the wonderful gifts she gave me, I killed her. She gave me a reason to live, she gave me two sons, but I didn’t give her the credit she deserved. I whipped her every minute of her days, cursed her, I could literally see the angry lash marks on her porcelain skin. Despite everything I did to her,

legs, straddling her, with my hands squeezing tight on her throat, preventing all the air from entering her body and leaving. I remembered as she tried to fight me off, hitting my arms and trying to pry my hands off her neck with

turned purple, her eyes had pleaded with me, as she silently begged for me to get off from her, but I didn’t. Gosh, I killed her. she didn’t last long. She became weaker until her eyes rolled into the back of her head and her body

deserve Leigh-Ari’s

from no man, but one word from Leigh-Ari had them on their knees, submitting to everything she said. That never

ordered around like a headless chicken? Was

guess we’ll never know.

drew closer towards me, Enzo had his eyes on his feet as they conversed slowly. They halted and then looked up the stairs where Leigh-Ari had taken off to, their voices were so low, so full of admiration and adoration and pure appreciation whenever they talked about Leigh-Ari. I don’t know what that was, but I bet you my rotten life it was love. They loved her, they always

at my side or even a word. I longed to hear his voice, I longed for him to talk to me and call me “pops” like he

as

voice to call me out, but what I heard was the sound of his footsteps as

Verzi’s steps were all I could hear

I haven’t. Because you didn’t raise me like that.” He informed in a plain voice, so

it feel like someone had my heart in their fist, and they were angrily clenching on it

and always supercharged, would things be this way? The image of his toothy grin flashed in my mind, the day he had come to me holding a toad in his hands, so happy about it. The smile on his face when his mother gifted him a bunny. He had looked at me with a huge grin and then laughed out loud, he had been

my eyes shut close because I couldn’t bring myself to look at him. I didn’t even deserve

You forced me to eat his

mother gifted it to you.” I ignored his biting spite and focused

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