บททั้งหมดของ The Rise Of The Ugly Luna: บทที่ 211 - บทที่ 220

MARTAHer anxiety climbed higher like a steep heel when one of the men called her."Please, tell me you have something good for me," she said with optimism."Yes, ma'am. We were able to find one relative of Penelope. Her sister."Marta's eyes widened as the hairs on the back of her neck bristled. "A—Are you serious? Where does she live? You need to check if Penelope is with her.""Her name is Cora. We just got her address and will be keeping a tab on her to know if she's heard anything about Penelope.""Good. You cannot miss this up. Not this. Do you understand?""Yes, ma'am."****† LYRIC"Lyric!""Oh, gods! Lyric!""What the fuck!""How could you do this?"There were too many voices. All distorted. I couldn't make out which belonged to who or what was even happening.My eyes were still closed, my head aching, same with my abdomen. It hurt all over, and the distorted voices around me weren't making it any better."Lyric! Wake up!" Someone shook me roughly. They sounded urgen

LYRIC My heart hurt all over from having her in front of me. She looked at me with so much hurt in her eyes, like I was nothing short of a stranger."Maddy," I called softly, holding onto the bars.She wouldn't even come close to the cell but kept a safe distance, as though it was possible for me to touch her through the bars.Seconds passed. She didn't utter a word to me."Maddy... I didn't do it. Please, you have to believe me."Her expression remained vacant, as though she was staring at a blank wall.I was starting to get worried when she finally scoffed. "Remember that day at the kids' birthday party? In the restroom where you killed that Executioner?"She stopped for a fleeting moment. "You heard footsteps. Someone had been watching you."She paused again, and this time, it ticked in my brain. My lips parted in shock."I was shocked, you know? For a moment, I'd contemplated talking to someone about it. But then, I thought to myself—it's Lyric. She's not that dangerous. I me

LYRIC "Hey! Can you stop being a dumbass? Now's not the time." Jace shoved him on the chest. "Just so you know, I just don't trust her because she's my bestfriend. I trust her because I know who she is and know she'll never lie to me so blatantly. If she said she didn't do it, then of course, I believe her. And if you were in love with me, you'd believe me too."A pressing silence filled the air as the two men continued to stare at each other in heated gazes. Until slowly, their rage began to dissipate."Lyric is a good woman," Kael shook his head. "I know. Okay? I actually like and respect her. But it's hard to believe when she's the only Siphon we've had, plus she had a good reason to kill the Luna. Either way, I don't know how I can help, Jace. I swore my loyalty to the King. Breaking Lyric out would be a blatant betrayal. I can't do that."Disappointment clouded Jace's features. "Really? You won't do it even for me?""Jace, come on. Don't try to make this about us. You know I

JARIS"How did she escape?" I was tired of hearing Maddy ask the same question over again. Unfortunately, she didn't know when to stop. "She was supposed to be sentenced yesterday. She couldn't have been able to escape without the help of someone powerful."I pinched my brows, my elbows resting on my desk."You're barking at the wrong tree, Maddy. None of us know how she managed to escape. I'm tired of this conversation."But the brat wasn't done. "Why haven't we been able to find her? It's been two days. The whole thing is looking like you not even putting any effort.""Well, if you're that concerned, you should be out there looking for her."She paced the office, her hands on her thighs. This was the reason I didn't want to speak to anyone before now. I was tired of people bringing up stupid conversations."Are you sure you didn't help her escape?" Maddy halted in front of my table and asked. "I mean, I wouldn't be too surprised considering the fact that she's always had you wra

LYRIC My hands shook at my sides, fresh fear eating me up. I didn't waste any more time and started running. I heard the chase from behind. "Stop her! Get that lady!" "Lyric!!!"I didn't look back. I ran like my life depended on it—which of course it did. But there were too many of them. I feared they'd catch up with me in no time. The streets were empty. I kept running. Seeing that they could easily shoot me, I took a turn, going into the woods. It felt like an eternity of running. If only I had a wolf, it'd have been much better. I was soon out of breath and needed to pause for a break, otherwise risk passing out. I hid behind an abandoned tree, saying a silent prayer in my heart that the Executioners wouldn't come this way. I didn't want to imagine what they'd do to me if they laid hands on me. They might even kill me without taking me to Jaris and simply lie to everyone that I'd tried to attack them. But who was I kidding? The Fates had never been entirely kind to me