“I can’t do this anymore.”

“Hang in there.”

“You are a very annoying cousin. The thing I regret most in life is being related to you.”

Lev’s jaw tightened at Jia’s words on the other side of the phone. Even though he knew Jia was only joking, her words more or less represented his feelings for the big name Deammone he bore.

The thing he regretted the most in life; became a part of Deammone.

“She’ll be gone eventually,” Lev said. “Continue being hostile towards her and persuade her to leave Duradel.”

“I’ve heard it from Sant,” said Jia. “You went to her hometown and couldn’t find her parents either.”...