NYSERA
My body stopped functioning after hearing his words. I felt like my world stopped moving for a bit, and my ears can only hear one thing over and over again. My eyes were fixed on him and I can see how his smile became wider and wider as every second passed.
"Excuse me, what?" Those were the only words I could say. I felt like my vocabulary just disappeared out of nowhere. I even blinked my eyes repeatedly as if that is going to help me understand everything.
Alaric's smile turned into a smirk. "Don't pretend you didn't hear me," he responded before walking towards the table set on the side. He sat down on one of the chairs before tapping the one on his side.
I complied and sat on that chair without any question, and I think I should have been a little disobedient because being
