Chapter 6: What to prepare

I never really cared whomever I ended up with. However, marriage is quite insufferable for a happy go lucky like me. Will she cooperate or will she let me die without mercy?

"Hah! Laia... Is this what you were talking about that night? I feel like I'm a moth caught in a blazing fire," I sighed, covering my eyes with my right arm, lying flat on a soft and unfamiliar bed in a huge unfamiliar room, and guarded by armed men by the door.

I felt like a prisoner whose life is about to end. I don't even know if I am already regretting jumping into this mess. I only felt sleepy and uneasy. Let it be if this will be the end of me.

I wanted to think more about the situation, but my body suddenly shuts down on its own. It was already bright outside.

"Did you sleep well, Mr. Elrod?" Mr. Adler asked.

"I'm not sure if it's a good thing, but I did," I replied as I rolled out of the bed.

I felt refreshed since they are no longer pointing their guns against me. Though I still feel jitters from see