"Of course, just pull it out and you can walk out that gate and you'll never have to see my face again,"
"Your Ugly face," she murmured under her breath in mockery, knowing very well that he could hear her, "And I don't believe you. Promise me that you will set me free after this,"
"I give you my words, Siren. You'll never see me again after this,"
Never see him again? It hurt. It hurt so much, to think about never seeing him again. Even though he was a cruel heartless man. Everything had been fake, and she was left to think some part of it had been real.
For the first time, he had shown her a different side of life.
The beautiful side. The fun side. The peaceful side. Even...the horrible side.
Yuan was right. She shouldn't have trusted anything about him. Aaliyah had failed to protect her heart, and now it was on the floor, scattered into pieces that could not be put back together.
