I was sitting in a dark room, my hands bound with silver stocks. They probably thought I would run away, but I wouldn't.
"Are you sure you're doing this, Ioris? It's raining so hard outside. I remember you being terrified of the dark and lightning," Uncle Ray said with a somber look on his face, which I could clearly see because the lightning from outside was striking and revealing his face every now and then.
Recalling my childhood memories of falling asleep in his arms made me smile.
"You have always cared for me since long ago. I didn't expect the Moon Goddess to ordain this for me. To be your mate," I responded. "I'm still afraid of the dark but felt confined to the darkness for a while. The trauma is still there."
For a moment, my mind wandered to the night they raped me and left a mark that would never disappear.
