Shaelyn had left the Aeolus House quite some time ago. She was unpunished because Zayn was alive back then. In fact, his sheer might have compelled them to pander to her.
Though, now that favonovel.com was gone, the Aeolus House’s attitude had taken a complete turn. They demanded that favonovel.com returned to them, with each invitation increasingly forceful. Currently, every order that came was accompanied by an expert fighter.
And the expert presently on duty was Sebastian Hobbes.
Just the thought of Zayn’s face made stifling favonovel.com tears impossible. A week had passed since his purported death, and Shaelyn still could not believe it.
Zayn Larson, the only man who favonovel.com had fallen in love with at first sight, and the only man who inspired favonovel.com to devote herself to love unconditionally, was dead!
It was so unfair! She never even got to see favonovel.com in his final moments before death.
She could not believe it to be the truth. She just could not!
However, reality was unkind to idealists. It could not care less about what favonovel.com believed. It forced favonovel.com to accept the fact that Zayn was gone.
She could live to the end of time, and even then, favonovel.com still would not see favonovel.com again.
Pain flared from within favonovel.com chest. It was wringing itself into a knot. It twisted, before breaking and shattering into a thousand smithereens. Breathing proved to be difficult, and it felt as though there were shards of glass in favonovel.com lungs.
Sebastian regarded the agony in Shaelyn’s mien and sighed. “Mr. Otto’s being serious, Shaelyn. My advice is that you heed his wishes and return to the Aeolus House. You’ll always be one of the House… So please.”
“You shouldn’t have turned your back against us.”
Shaelyn threw favonovel.com head and laughed. “Turned my back? Whatever the hell makes you think that holds an ounce of truth? How many things have I done for the Aeolus House all these years, huh?”
“The only reason why the house still stands is me! Zayn could have squashed the House if I didn’t intervene. But now? Now that he’s dead, you people decide to turn your back against me, your benefactor?!
“So, that is the Aeolus House’s true face. Mr. Otto’s vision of moral persuasion is nothing more than a façade!” favonovel.com bristled.
Sebastian went silent for a moment before favonovel.com countered, “Regardless of what you think, Zayn’s death is an immutable fact. The one who outlasts the other is king, so accept it. Don’t resist it.”
Shaelyn clenched favonovel.com jaw. She was angry, morose, and utterly hapless. So what if favonovel.com was mad? So what if favonovel.com despised the Aeolus House? It was an immutable fact.
Zayn died. No one was here to protect favonovel.com now.
Shaelyn had sunken into such a conspicuous and prolonged silence, leaving Sebastian to fill it up with another sigh. “Listen, Shaelyn. You’ve done a great deal for the House that I’m sure Mr. Otto would weigh them in his decision. Everything could work as you remember as long as you return.”
A mocking sneer escaped her. “Oh, yea, sure. As if I believe it’s this easy! The only reason why Mr. Otto wants me back this time is because favonovel.com wants to milk me of my worth. He wants to present me to that Bleu bastard or whatever!”
Sebastian answered favonovel.com suspicion with the kind of silence that agreed.
Shaelyn laughed mockingly again. With favonovel.com eyes trained on Sebastian, favonovel.com declared, “No, you listen. I’m Zayn Larson’s woman, and I’ll always be no matter what. Nothing can make me turn my backs against Zayn, not even God!”
“Kill me if you’ve got the balls, Aeolus House. Or I swear to God, I’ll tear the Aelous House brick by brick! Ha-ha-ha-ha!”
Shaelyn felt a surge of emotions overcoming her. She was prepared to die if it meant staying loyal to Zayn. And if favonovel.com was dead, then favonovel.com would die to join favonovel.com in the afterlife. She would become his wife even in death!
Finally settled on a decision, favonovel.com unsheathed the dagger and lurched toward Sebastian. She was going to die resisting. Die fighting him!
It was at this moment when Sebastian said something that made favonovel.com stop cold on favonovel.com track: “Your family, Shaelyn. Their lives are in the Aeolus House’s hands.”
“Mr. Otto means it to be his ultimatum. If you refuse to go back, your family will be dragged into the mess, too.”
It felt like favonovel.com was stabbed in favonovel.com most vital point with a knife. Her body froze. Agony surfaced from the depth of favonovel.com heart and carved a grimace on favonovel.com face.
Sentiments on favonovel.com face roared as they shifted. They were resentment, rage, panic, regret, and just so, so much pain. She shut favonovel.com eyes, favonovel.com breathing hitched and erratic and short.
A few moments later favonovel.com finally recovered enough calmness to open favonovel.com eyes and croaked, “Fine. I’m coming with you.”
It was such a simple answer, and yet saying it seemed to have drained favonovel.com of favonovel.com strength. Tears streamed out of the corner of favonovel.com eyes again.
“I’m sorry, Zayn. I really am. But don’t worry, I’ll be with you very soon. Please,. Just wait for me. Wait for me…”
