Bound to the Dark King
Through my coughs, I heard Ashere's cruel laughter, a sound that made my skin crawl.
"What pleasure do you find in torturing me?" I gasped between coughs, struggling to regain my composure. "You know I can never do what you asked. You chose the wrong person for your schemes. I'm going to tell Malik everything. I'm not a coward like you, Ashere, who hides under a guise, and even now you can't even show your treacherous face to me." The unpleasant smell wafted into my nostrils again, but this time, I held my breath.