Semua Bab Betrayal, Love and Revenge: Bab 11 - Bab 20

ASPEN VESPERThe moment she was at a considerable distance away from Kailin, Aspen halted her fake confident steps to catch a breath.“That bastard,” she cursed while she pushed back the sorrow trying to surge out of her soul. As much as she could, Aspen didn’t want to dig deep into her true feelings about that moment, so after stabilising her soul, she started to walk before her mind could return to processing her emotions.“Aspen,” Lance came out of nowhere and walked next to her, his pace seemingly competing with hers that was refusing to slow down, “talk to me. I need to know what happened.”“If I tell you. You’ll get angry.”“Then, let me.” He swerved to her front and blocked her from taking further steps after her forehead hit his chest. “Talk to me,” he gently insisted while his arms hugged her. “I want to know what’s going on.”&ldqu

ASPEN VESPERLance didn’t let go of her hand, but his eyes widened in instant refusal.His head danced left to right in a frantic way, and he quietly said, “You can’t do that. I won’t let you do that. You won’t be free once that happens. You-”“It is the only option,” she returned, her voice a whisper. “I can't sit back and let Kailin ruin me again.”Lance's frown remained. “Trying to kill him is enough to turn the entire country's bad side in your direction. Imagine what would happen if you kill him. You will be torn into pieces the moment you are found. You won't even get a trial.”“Then I would die,” Aspen responded as though her life had no value. “As long as Kailin doesn't remain alive, as long as I get to make him pay for what he's doing to me-”“There are other ways to make him pay.” Lance adjusted his position. “Let's strategise again, I am sure we can find a way out of this. Once we get you out, we will make the Lycan King pay and-”“I am exhausted of the back and forth. We k

ASPEN VESPER“Y-you-” Kailin struggled to speak.Since pouring out her heart was never her intention, Aspen took three steps away from the man, her head ducked because she suspected that she would want to kill him should she look into his eyes again.“I don't believe a word you have just said,” the man said, his voice wearing a little timidity. “You are lying.”“Of course.” Aspen scoffed. “Seeing how comfortable you are with my sister, it will be terrible if my claims turn out to be true. You surely don't want anything to taint the beautiful family you have found for yourself.”“Miss Aspen…” Aspen chuckled bitterly at the sudden formality in his voice. “You have to know that back then, you left me. You left a letter telling me that you would never get married to me, that our mate bond was not suitable for you anymore.” Kailin briefly pulled at the ends of his hair, his eyes wandering to catch Aspen's gaze. “You said not to search for you! How could I have-”Aspen decided to crush the

Before the guards found Aspen, she had dried her tears, and Lance reluctantly left her side to avoid being linked to her brief escape. Thankfully, he also took the weapon she was going to use on Kailin with him. Otherwise, the guards would have found a reason to throw her into the rumoured Cell of Terror, where a deadly Spirit wolf is kept and used to mess with the mind of any prisoner unfortunate to be tossed in that jail.“If we find out that there is foul play somewhere,” the Chief guard glared at Aspen when they failed to find anything incriminating on her, “be prepared to pay dearly.”Aspen had no strength to react, so she sighed while the guards clasped her hands, cuffed her and mercilessly dragged her back to the cell.When she was finally settled in the dark cell, which felt a bit damp, Aspen sat still and searched for sleep, which she believed would be the best solution to the heaviness in her heart.But the moment she closed her eyes, she sensed that someone was in the room

ASPEN VESPERShe could not sleep. Lying down didn't help either.So, Aspen sat up, and with nothing in her eyes, she stared ahead. She remained that way till the man she was trying hard not to think about showed up.“Huh…” Kailin, who was panting hard, started while his right hand casually waved off the guards that were trying to stop him from sitting on the dirty floor. “As… Aspen, huh, I-”“You must have figured out the truth,” Aspen uttered, her voice showing her lack of strength. “Or are you here to lie to my face again?”“Aspen…” His eyes could not meet hers. “How could I have been so foolish? How could… How could I have let them blind me, so much so that I caused you nothing but pain?”“Save the sad words.” Aspen wished to know the truth about the whole selling-her-off-to-the-mafia drama. “Just tell me. Did you sell me off to the Mafia?”“No.” His eyes widened, and he shook his head with all his strength. “That was not me. The- the seal was uhm-”“Taken?” Aspen chuckled. “You ne