After Rebirth, I Chose the Bastard
"Ella! Listen to me! In our past life, the one bound to me was you! We were together for decades, that was our true destiny!"
The words "in our past life" struck me like a poisoned silver dagger, piercing straight through my heart.
My body froze for an instant, uncontrollable images flashing through my mind that I had long buried: decades of devotion met with cold indifference; danger approaching and him pushing me in front to take the hit; finally, the searing pain of a rogue's claws tearing through my throat, and his words as he left with Lia, "She needed protection more than you"...
That familiar, icy despair instantly seized me, nearly suffocating me.