Chapter 137
"It is my fault for not telling you about this before we departed but I feared your reaction. You can be angered with me for not telling you and putting your life in danger. This is part of the reason why I did not want you to follow me to the north but you were so determined-"
"Had you mentioned demons I would have certainly not wanted to follow you to the north. This is too much for me to handle. What else is there that I should be aware of? Fairies from the stories we heard in our youth? Am I going to be punished for being around demons and being surrounded by fire? I’ve been good all my life. Partially," Gina corrected herself as a few bad deeds crossed her mind.
Gina paced back and forth as the realization of demons existing continued to weigh down her shoulders. She had been bold with Cyrus many times without knowing that he could probably drag him down to the underworld. She had been talking about the northerners under her breath and now their looks were explained. They could have heard every word she said.
"You shouldn’t tug on your pretty hair," Amelia said.
"Do not try to compliment me when I am losing my mind. Look how quickly I changed to being the crazy one. How can you be so calm with all of this, Amelia? No, first explain when you learned of this secret. Did Cyrus tell you before Killian?" Gina asked as she wanted to know how long Amelia and Cyrus had left her out of the loop once again.
"Killian was the one to tell me right after I accepted his proposal. He told me that I can’t tell the secret to just anyone. That is why Cyrus could not have told us about it. Now that you are here, you can know about it. I am truly sorry for wrapping you up in this-"
"You shouldn’t be," Cyrus interrupted Amelia. "Had you used this as a reason for her not to come to the north, the king would have found out about it and dragged her to the north or silenced her forever."
"Wouldn’t it have been alright if I left her with my grandmother-"
"Lady Margaret also knows?!" Gina screeched. How could Margaret know about this and send Amelia to marry a demon? Why was she the only one freaking out about all of this? "How did she find out about this? Why wasn’t the castle informed that we were up against freaking demons? We should have been more prepared. I need a moment to myself," Gina stormed to the bedroom door to leave.