DECLAN just laughed crazily after Dimitri punched him. Nagsuka na rin siya ng dugo pero parang lamang siyang tumatawa.
Nahilot naman ni Ashriel ang sentido habang preteng nakaupo sa upuan dalawang metro ang layo kay Declan. Hindi niya alam kung normal lang ba ang nagyayari kay Declan o sadyang nasisiraan na ito ng bait.
“Where’s Nylah?!” Declan asked, while looking around.
“Stop looking. She’s not here.” Sabi ni Ashriel.
Declan snorted. “Is she being cowardly now?” he asked, laughing. But then the emotion in his face drained when he saw the necklace on Ashriel’s chest. He saw how the lotus charm necklace gleamed against the light.
Ngumisi si Declan. “So, she really gave you that necklace,” sabi niya. “Interesting.”
He knew the history of the lotus charm necklace of the Laurent F
