"I won't let her see the next two days."
The words repeated in my head like a dark prayer. I paced around the room, my thoughts heavy and wild. Kael was delaying. Even after all my begging and pressure, he still refused to kill her. His hesitation didn’t calm me — it only made my anger stronger.
Her name burned in my mind. Elena. Every time I said it, it tasted bitter. Every memory of her hurt me like fresh wounds. The more I remembered, the more I wanted revenge. It grew inside me like poison.
Then the plan came to me. It didn’t creep in slowly, it hit me all at once. I smiled, and it felt like putting on a mask. I picked up my phone and called Kael.
"Hello, Aria," he said.
"Hello, Kael. Sorry I haven’t called till now," I said, my voice calm as river ice.
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