"B–Belong with you?" I repeated Ryker's words, my fists clenching slowly on the ground.
I brought my gaze to my hand and spotted the ruby ring Kaelos gave me. It was supposed to be the symbol of a promise, of a new beginning for our relationship.
Now it stared back at me like a mockery of everything we've been through.
He's kept the truth of my parents' death from me for so long?
'Odessa, I know how you feel right now.' Sirena echoed in my mind but I shook my head.
'No, Sirena. You don't.' I said mentally while glaring at Ryker who was silent.
It was as if he were waiting for me to process everything I just discovered before landing yet another blow... Whatever it'll be.
'You didn't watch my father get torn in half.' I continued speaking to Sirena as I slowly rose from the ground, my emotions swirling like a storm. 'You didn't look your mother in the eyes and watched her yell at you to run away while she faced certain death...'
