CHAPTER SEVENTY-TWO 

HAZEL

Isis gave out a shriek from within me, and there was a pain in my chest which felt like a severe wound being pried open further. My hands squeezed over my chest, wishing I could grasp my heart, and comfort it. Darius didn’t lift his hat, nor did he say another word. 

He stayed there for a while, before walking into the mansion.

Thunder rolled in the clouds, rumbling, warning everyone to get into their houses, but it was already striking in my heart. 

I stayed there on the ground, hearing Iris wail from within me. Already, I was as pained as I could be, but I...