Chapter Eleven

"You are asking the nuns in the moon temple to come to your aid? What sort of disruptive move is that?"

Dante squeezed his face as though the words tasted like gail on his tongue, clenching his teeth and balling his fists. I took a few steps backwards, but he sensed my intention and closed the gap between us with another stride.

“Answer me Aurelia,” he said, his eyes flashing with so much anger that I thought it would burn me from the inside out. "Answer me!"

I shot back at the sound of the sudden scream, but my resolve wasn't shaken. I had no desire to stay in this place and I was desperate enough to employ any liberative move, no matter how disruptive it may be.

“I called on the nuns to command you to set me free. I have requested for accommodation, I am ready to live the rest of my days in the temple as a nun, no husband and no children.”

Dante stared at me incredulously for some seconds then he scoffed.

“So that is the best plan you can think of?" He chuckled mockingly. "To w