#Chapter38
That was it? He wasn’t even going to attempt to explain what he meant? The loss of their presence was instantly felt. The coldness of the bond slowly evaporated into the air, and I sighed, wondering if I would ever get used to it every time one of them stormed out.
It was making it increasingly difficult to hate them when the bond played havoc constantly when they were around. Darius’s words made no sense. Why would he have to protect me from my own parents? I knew what I saw, if only briefly. There was no doubt in my mind that he was the reason they were dead.
I tried to remember that night, but nothing stuck out or showed my parents had anything to do with the fire. Stoking the fire, I got up before picking up the plate that I had purposely eaten slowly, wanting to save some of the meat for the phoenix.
