97. Masking magic

In the dungeon,

Dev remained silent, accepting his mistake of delaying meeting her when she was awake rather than waiting for the true culprit to reveal himself. His wait had damaged all his hopes of retrieving his love and he realized his mistakes.

Akshara continued to accuse him, "Devil, you would have jinxed us to merge our dreams as you always do. But you never did anything to explain it to me."

Akshara continued her accusations, while Dev remained silent. "Every morning I've been disappointed that I haven't met you. I've had several rejections when I tried to meet you. Dear Devil, I have run out of love and strength. I'm completely out of blood, and I don't even have any tears in my eyes. I've gone insane because I keep asking myself why you pushed me away from you."

"I have never pushed you away, and I promise never to. Let us hear your heart; the only thing keeping me away from you is your mouth." She was urged by Dev.

"There is nothing to hear or ask." Akshara inhaled all her