Nora’s POV
I momentarily forgot how to breathe.
I turned slowly, my eyes peeping into the darkness. And there he was- standing in all his glory.
Alaric.
“Your father was right- he knows you too well. But where do you think you are going? Do you think I will let you go just like that?” he asked, stepping closer.
“Not even in your dreams, girl. Because we have a score to settle” he barked, flaunting his burnt teeth.
I clenched my fists beside me, my heart pounding loudly in my chest.
“Did you kill .... all of them?” I asked, my trembling voice raw with disbelief.
“You mean those bodies that are littered on the floor? No, I didn’t. Someone else did- someone who is clearly in support of your motive to flee” he shrugged.
My brows furrowed in confusion at his words.
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