Chapter 68

Ariezel

“Let's start with the day you left, shall we?” I asked.

He was obviously shocked at my newfound confidence. The way I approached him rather than retreated. This time I wasn't going to retreat. I was going to give him exactly what he wanted.

“That was where it all began. She took me straight from Alys, and do you know what she said?” I asked, answering the question moments later.

“That now I was under her control. Now, she was going to make me pay.”

The sardonic smile never left my lips as I looked at his face.

“Are you familiar with wax burns? Oh, they hurt, like one is truly being scalded with fire for a moment. But then it cools down, hardening within your skin, pinching every bit of the burns you suffered and you figure out it's much worse.”

“I went through that, every single day." I said.

“What about my room? Did you ever wonder why that room was empty? Why were none of my belongings were there? Did you ever wonder where I slept for the past few months?”

The regret became