CHAPTER 712
"I'm sorry, but I can't help you."
That single sentence struck Dame's soul like a brutal blow, his thoughts spinning wildly as his mind refused to accept what his ears had just registered.
"W… what?"
Grey paused briefly, steadying his breathing before speaking again, his tone firm yet restrained.
"I said, I'm sorry, but I can't help you."
Dame staggered a step backward, pulling away from the hands that had been resting on his shoulders as disbelief flooded his expression.
His voice fractured, trembling violently like a creature gasping on dry land.
"But… but why?"
Grey shut his eyes for a fleeting moment, then opened them again with a measured exhale.
"Honestly, I want to help you. Believe me, I truly do. But…"
"But what?!" Dame interrupted sharply, anger bursting through his words as his eyes burned fiercely, teeth grinding with barely restrained fury.
Grey responded with a calm sigh, refusing to rise to the provocation.
