HE DID not wait for her reaction nor did he search her face for one. He closed his eyes and willed himself to continue. He couldn’t stop now. Sebastian knew he had to continue his story or else there would be no other chance. It was fight or flight.
The following night while everyone was asleep, the villagers came and torched their home.
He was the lone survivor only because he disobeyed his parents once more and went to the forest to feed. Heavy rain poured during the early hours of dawn. It must be the rain that drenched the fire on their home. It was too late for him and his family when he returned the morning after. It was a gruesome sight to see his family burnt black and unrecognizable. He was certain it was them upon seeing his parent’s wedding rings. Sebastian knew that h
