Chapter 147

RUNE.

He sensed her pain, so evident for everyone to witness—the weight in her voice as she urged him to be straightforward.

As much as he desired to shield her from the pain, he recognized she required it—needed her expectations shattered, needed her heart to be broken, and her hopes snuffed.

Much to his relief Adler wasn't holding back; he lost his mind and empathy after the revelation; there was no arguing that, and all Rune wanted was smashing his fist against the fuckers mouth, damning every consequence.

"Do you hate me now?" Lily whimpered, "You hate me now, don't you?"

A frustrated Adler sighed, "No, I don't hate you; I just need space to think things through,"

"Then I'll stay out of your way. I promise not to cross your path until you call for me, but please don't send me away from you, I beg you,"

Rune blinked hard at the sound of her desperation.

He loathed that she was vulnerable to a brick wall, the shaky tone, the fear i