I felt a mixture of emotions flood me: confusion, disbelief, and even relief. Could I really leave? Was this a trick? Of course it was. Ciro wasn't a merciful being.
Ciro held my gaze, though, those red eyes unsettling with no amusement of cruel smirk on his features. I didn't know what to think. Soren had gone to the East? But why was Ciro letting me go? Was this part of some larger game they were playing?
"How will I know you're telling the truth?" I asked, my voice barely above a whisper.
Ciro's lips quirked into a small smile. "You'll just have to trust me, Princess."
I wasn't sure whether to trust him. I wasn't sure of anything anymore. "You said... he went East..." My brows drew together as something snagged at the back of my mind. My heart thudded aggressively in my chest.
