Erana didn’t expect Darius to react negatively to her request. She’d thought she had charmed him so deeply to accept everything she wanted, but how wrong she was. She was obviously oblivious to reality and was requesting too much.
“He has done lots of wrongs, and we need to punish him…,” she tried convincing him still.
“What do you want?” Darius finally asked. “Why are you asking for such a gruesome offer?”
“This has nothing to do with me,” Erana tried explaining. “I am not that selfish to make this entirely my gain. It’s just that I…we need to follow the laws and punish offenders. We need to…”
“I am not punishing my dad and that’s final,” Darius insisted before pointing to the door. “Please get out. I need to think.”
Erana was deeply disappointed. This wasn’t going the way she w
