117. The Night

AELIANA

They were both hurting, Voktor and Aunty Vera.

I knew Voktor was afraid to lose me... No matter how much he denied it or wouldn’t speak of it. Auntie’s words about him getting killed and leaving me hit him hard. I had seen it when he stormed out. Even if he raised his walls, I could sense a person's emotions. His fear… His love… His concern…

It broke my heart seeing my king so vulnerabl