Fate betrayal
: Darius'
A P
e agony of the rogue's strike caused my head to spin, making everything around me unclear and
tration. I needed to recall
earings again, I sensed a f
ith something I couldn't
raised my head, noting Darius Blacktho
at made me shiver, something that had bef
I should have been upset, perhaps enraged. Even though my whole existence was scream
nt to scare me away. His voice was harsh as he said, "I didn't want
itement, I sneered. "You expect me to believe you?" M
"I didn't betray you." "I wasn't the one. You mu
s, interrupted him. "You dare not attempt t
broke. "I made an effort to rescue you. Despite my best efforts, I was unable to res
verberated in my hea
omeone?" My voice wavered with incredulity. "You th
d for you. I wasn't meant to- His hands clenched at his sides as he interrupted himself.
er, there was a little part of me that shuddered in the back, a
u're lying." "You're merely atte
him, and his eyes briefly strayed to the floor. "I wish I was." The tr
control the surge of feelings in my ch
on't recall every detail. Things that don't make sense are gaps. However,
ords stuck in my throat. The guy in front of me now was different from the recollection of the b
ou?" My voice was almos
his hand and took a step closer.
cipated, and I winced. The years of resentment and fury ro
you, too." "But the knife was not stop
the spell. And I wasn't sure if I could ever make things right after
"You did lose me." "You're telling
t to show you that I'm not who you believe me to be. that this is not wh
orces inside me would rip me to pieces. "You
you to be aware of the reality. Aria, I never betrayed you. I was a slave to forces beyo
ing. This was not feasible. He co
. With my pulse pounding, I turned to see Killian come out
ntrolled stress, he questioned,
Killian." "Why are
nd me, he said, "I followed you." "I w
he turned to face Killian.
orward. Now, this is just between Aria and me
said, "I'm not trying to manipulate her
and forth between the two guys. I cut throug
, you must pay attention to me. The person who forced me to do it is my tr
radually became clear to
d throughout the forest, followed by the distinct sound of snarling.
but the sound of something hug
the darkness, a figure I nev
from my
ponsible fo