Chapter 26: A Deal
"Back to Esteria?"
Talia snorted with a smirk and her eyes were filled with anger. She poured herself a glass of water and drank slowly to calm herself.
Why would I return there? What do I have left for me there?
Arthur leaned back on the couch, crossing his legs and looked at her. He needs to tell her.
"Your grandfather..."
"My grandfather?"
She placed the glass on the counter top forcefully and it cracked.
"When I was six, my grandfather wanted to send me to S-country and I refused. I had just lost my mother and my father was so depressed he became an alcoholic and I wanted to stay with my father. But there was an attack on my life almost killing Cyrus and gave me trypanophobia. Using that as an excuse, I was shipped to where my grandfather wanted me to be. I kind of got used to that place and when I was thirteen, my grandfather wanted me back. I refused and do you know what happened? Another attack on my life and I was dragged back to Esteria. And then after three years there, " Talia paused.
Cyrus actually died!