Chapter 270. Sanity

Chantel Raven

"I simply wanted a hug, not—," Aldric lifts me up, his laughter echoing through the room.

"I got it, Sunshine." I shut him off, my cheeks hurting from smiling. My attention shifts to someone behind Aldric, and I peek over his shoulder. Lexcis smirks at me; he shakes his head and takes another sip from his drink.

"Aldric, you have a pleasant manner of greeting people," Zillah remarks with a smile. "How come I never received that treatment?"

I can't help but smile when she says that.

"Why is she still with us?" Veronica intervenes. She immediately glances up at me, "Not you, sister; I meant Miss Assassin over there."

Mera and Veronica get closer to us, and the circle gets narrower.

"She's an assassin, too," Zillah deadpans while pointing at me.

"No, I'm officially retired," I say.

"So am I," Laurence says. "I&