Chapter 71

Valeria

He is not lying, not now!

I pull my hand away as if fire had burned it. He is telling the truth. I felt his soul trying to latch on to me.

I can’t do it. We have lost.

Grimm’s hand suddenly presses on Dagar’s chest.

“What are you doing?”

“It has to be done,” Grimm says, giving his warm and tender smile.

“No!” I try to pull him away, but he latches his other hand on the stone throne and uses all of his strength to stay in place.

I pull on him, and even Dagar tries to push him awa