Diana
It hurt to stand.
But I had to. I would need to run…I thought. But he could catch me if he wanted to anytime.
My entire body trembled, and I could barely see out of my tear-stricken eyes.
He was faking it. This monster was faking being poisoned.
Just how much of a mess is this? And how cruel were we to have put me in the jaws of something so inescapable? He should have just killed me.
For the sake of the moon goddess, he should have put a knife through my chest and left me to bleed to my death!
Muzan shook his head. “Come on, now, Diana -”
“No, no…” Edric interrupted. “Let her be. This was a good try. If she does it often enough, I’ll get enough stomach upsets and just might let her go.”
Muzan looked at me. “No, he would not let you go.”
Edric chuckled…humorlessly. “I would
