Chapter 12 – The Start of War
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A gasp came out of my mouth.
I was often pinched by my mother, but this was the first time that someone slapped me like this. That stinging pain in my cheeks and my throbbing headache both ached at the same time, giving me teary eyes.
That unfortunate combination might have given Lynn the thought that she had finally caused a rift within me. She tried to hide it but the hideousness of her reaction already leaked before my eyes.
Only scatterbrains would be fooled by her pathetic sobs.
Too bad since my childhood friend is the perfect example of that.
“Eren, I’m so scared. Ali made me want to slap her. You know me, right? It was never my intention to hurt anyone. I couldn’t even hurt a fly.” Said Ali as she sobbed in Eren’s arms. She was obviously in
