Chapter 87. Painful Pinch

Darius' POV

I felt the warmth of my father's embrace when he wrapped me in his arms. I closed my eyes and could not help myself but cry. 

"I am so sorry, father," I said and sobbed. 

"Shhh, it is fine," he said and tapped my head. "It is not your fault."

I released from the hug and showed him my hands that have stains of blood. "Father, I killed one of your guards who fetched me from the park. I was just so angry, so I... I... stabbed him. But I didn't mean it, I swear. It was out of impulse!"

But my persuasion did not change a thing in his expression that I didn't understand in the first place. His eyebrows are far away from each other, his eyes bestowing sparkles of sadness, and the sides of his lips curled down. He looked so full of sorrows that I do not know if I would be able to guess what is wrong. 

"Your sister is gone. Your mother is out of her good mind. And you killed one of my guards that everyone saw fro