Chapter 284. Well-Kept Secret

CARMEN

Having to go shopping with this guy was turning my secret outing into a real martyrdom. He kept staring at me with that murderer’s face that would make anyone run away scared. I tried not to show how uncomfortable I was; I didn’t want him to brag about his power. It was already bad enough that he had such incredible luck, forcing everyone to bow down to him like a king.

“Now you will tell the truth” He snapped, getting in my way and cutting me off.

“What? What are you talking about?” I asked, annoyed.

I felt like slapping him for treating me like a mere slave. He watched me as if I were a traitor.

“What the hell have we come to this little town for?” he asked, looking disdainfully at the beginning of the settlement.

The vegetation was diverse, so I focused on the vines with yellow flowers that hung like bouquets.

Of course, it wasn’t a little town. It was a picturesque place, full of markets with exotic curiosities that I had never se