Chapter 139

XANDER

the muffled screams coming from the closed door gives my heart rest. Dare I say I haven't felt this much peace in months.

Why did I ever stop doing this?

The guard opens the door when I nod for him to do so. I'm about to enter when I heard someone calling my name. Donovan to be precise.

He is running towards me in the lengthy hallway of the dungeon. I stood back, waiting for him with a bored expression.

When he finally reaches me, he gives me a look that I can't quite decipher.

"You're a selfish bastard, you know that right?" He spits out breathlessly.

His chest heaves up and down with every breath that he takes.

"I see all those cigarettes you've been smoking are finally working." I spoke, referring to how he was breathing like a giant cow.

He doesn't appreciate my comment because he frowns. Which I ignore by the way.

"You won't want to know what I was doin