Chapter 145: Time To Surrender
"Find her, no matter what, and bring her here." Eryx’s voice was low, but his eyes, dark and cold, were terrifying. Callum could only nod.
"I’ll make sure she kneels in front of Lunara," he said. "And I’ll return every ounce of pain she felt that day."
Callum nodded again, this time slower. "I will, sir."
Just as he turned to leave, Regina reached out and held his arm. "Go back and rest, Callum. You look tired."
Callum immediately shook his head. "It’s okay, Madam. I’ve rested." His lips twitched into a strained smile, but it looked awkward, obviously forced.
Regina shifted her gaze to Eryx, whose glare landed squarely on her. "Let your staff rest," she said gently. "I know you’re angry, but you need rest too. You haven’t closed your eyes since yesterday, Eryx."
Eryx’s expression remained sharp. "Tell me, how can I sleep when my wife smiles at me like nothing happened... but cries in her sleep?"
He shook his head slowly, eyes flickering with fury and heartbreak. "She told me, she could feel someone pushing her. She knows it. I know it. It was Valerie. If it wasn’t, then why is she hiding? Why hasn’t she come?"
He kept mumbling, pacing slightly, fists clenched as he tried to make sense of it all. "She obviously planned this..." His brows furrowed deeply. "How could she just appear at that little restaurant?" He let out a bitter laugh. "You know her, Mom. Valerie isn’t the type to step foot in a place like that. She always said it would ’downgrade her level.’"
Regina stood frozen, her heart heavy. Her son, always composed, always guarded, at that right moment, was unraveling right before her. And for the first time, she saw him for what he truly was in that moment.
Lost.