CHAPTER 72: The Deal is Off

-=Martina's Point of View=-

I could see the shock written all over Zion's old face; he probably didn't expect to hear those three words from me, and honestly, I didn't expect that I would be able to say those words to him.

I didn't know what had gotten into me, but the words just slipped from my lips so naturally that I didn't even realize it until it finally sank in.

"I... mean, we all cared and loved you, so we hoped that you would live for a long time," I stuttered.

I noticed that he was still stunned by my previous comment, and I didn't want to make things more awkward between us, so I decided not to wait for his reply and decided to leave.

"I'll be going back to my room," I said, and I didn't wait for his reply and left like a coward, as I was.

I didn't even look back, but I could feel his intense gaze behind my back, and I tried hard not to stop walking and turn around to look back at him.

I felt like my heart was beating so fast and worried that it might escape my chest as I wa