Chapter 7

Louisa's p.o.v;

I felt pain in my stomach since I didn't eat for two days. Ace hasn't come to this room since he left that day. Was that stone important to him that much? Looking at the place I was in, I don't think he's chasing after the stone just for the money. It must be something else too. I'm not in a condition to think about any of the probabilities since I was starving here. When did he plan to give me food? Does he want me to die of starvation?

I couldn't even walk around the room since I didn't have the energy to use it, so I crawled like a worm on the bed.

The door opened.

I felt a hand on my head while saying, "Why are you curling up like that?"

I figured out it was Ace as soon as he talked. How will I say that I'm hungry even if it makes him mad?

"Get up and eat."

Did he bring food for me? I stood up quickly and looked around for the food but there wasn't any. When I looked at him, he looked mad and slapped me hard on my cheek. That hurts. It burns.

He made me look