Chapter 12: The Elder's Challenge
THORNE
The moment I stepped out of her room, I almost kicked myself for what I had almost done. Fuck... she was playing with my mind and messing with my head.
I don't know what the goddess is trying to play here, but no, I would watch her suffer before she decides to hang herself, just like Lydia did.
My heart clenched at the memory of Lydia hanging on that ceiling, her words still ringing in my head.
But... something was different about her, damn...
She didn't even flinch when I told her about her being a maid. She had instantly accepted it like it were the most perfect gift I had given her, and then she had requested food.
I didn't know when I bashed my hands against the pillar, causing the stone to crack into two, but I didn't feel any pain.
But
