Chapter 506: Record The Music
"You have other plans?" he asked back with barely controlled fury. She knew he wanted to burn the world. But it did not scare her. If any, she felt more secured, loved and cared.
"I want to be there when you kill him. I want to see him die." Alric paused, hesitating. But when he saw determination in her voice, he nodded.
"Then he can live for one more day. Rest! I will take you there tomorrow." Nora nodded and closed her eyes. She felt weak all over. Though the pain hurt, she felt asleep easily after taking the medicine Alric had given her,
Alric watched her sleeping soundly and sighed.
"He could live one more day. But that did not mean it would be a peaceful night." he called Emma at once.
"Come here and guard her. I have things to do."
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The heavy door to the underground chamber creaked open, revealing a space damp with condensation and thick with the smell of iron. In the center of the room, bound to a chair bolted to the floor, sat Chris. His face was bruised, a cut above his brow dried into a dark scab, and his wrists were raw from the coarse rope that bit into his skin.
Chris glared at Alric as if trying to burn the truth into him. "You went back on your word," he spat, voice echoing in the cavernous room. "I trusted you. I never harmed Nora! She targeted me from the start when it was her family who had harmed her. I had nothing to do with her!"