During my stay here?
Wait, what does he mean? Why would I stay here? My tasks were done. I was free. Tonight, I was going to leave this place and go somewhere far away from here, away from this evil man.
"I am leaving tonight!" I declared, locking my gaze on his, my eyes filed determination.
But he merely shrugged, and a cruel amusement danced in his eyes. "You can't," he said, almost teasingly, as if my desperation was some sort of a joke to him.
"But why? That wasn't the deal between us," I pressed, my voice clenching through gritted teeth.
His laughter echoed through the dim room, cutting through my resolve. "How can you be so naive, Amara? We never had a deal. It was one-way blackmailing. I captured your brother so that you would be my willing puppet, dancing to my tunes."
