Chapter 374: A Woman To Woo
Ronan didn’t bother to look back after he crossed the bridge. He didn’t need to. He felt it the second the house disappeared from this realm, taking Hattie away with it.
It was like there was a gaping hole in his chest, one that only Hattie could fill. However, Ronan knew well enough that until the house decided that they had completed their mission, he wouldn’t be able to see Hattie again.
The easy-going smile on his face slowly faded away, leaving an impassive expression. With his hand tucked in his pockets and his shoulders slouched forward, every inch of him screamed apathy.
Letting out a lazy yawn, Ronan slowly rotated his head, stretching out the sleeping muscles. Ever so slowly, his eyes closed until it looked like he was sleepwalking down the path in front of him.
But even though his eyes were closed, his entire body was alert. Watching. Calculating.
He could feel the eyes of other creatures on him as if they had found an easy prey, but that didn’t bother him. If anyone or anything actually wanted to try something, they would quickly understand just what he was capable of.
Yawning again, he thought about the task. ’Get stronger’ was an open concept, and one that everyone had an opinion about.
Lifting weights and training was a way of getting stronger, but it definitely wasn’t Ronan’s way.
Fighting? That was more his style, but even then, it seemed like a pointless waste of energy.
The ability to prove their worth? Yeah, that would be a way of getting stronger. Confidence did a lot for people. But Ronan was never about proving anything.
He knew who he was long before the demon started whispering in his ear, and there was a reason why Sloth chose him.