96. Lies

VOKTOR

I didn’t even register Aeliana’s gasp as I placed my arm around her waist, holding her close. I stepped back, placing distance between the Rogue King and I as I stared at the woman before me. It was her… yet it wasn’t… I didn’t know what to think.

That day, coming to and seeing those body pieces spread across the floor. Her hand… Her ring… The guilt that I had killed her… I didn’t want to