Chapter 131

But not so. Impossible.

“I killed him.” Rosabella closed her eyes against the images her mind created, only to discover that they were even more colorful against the black canvas of her closed eyelids.

“I killed him.” She repeated it over and over until she wasn’t sure if the words were still leaving her lips or if it was the echo in her ears.

“Rosabella,” Charles said firmly, the fingers he placed on her face clenched.

“Look at me.”

She opened her eyes wide, staring at the worried face of the man beside her.

“You did the right thing.”

Right?

It’s hard to see the line between right and wrong from all the death and blood that has happened since she was exposed to the life of the Black Roses family.

“You did what you had to do. It was self-defense. Archibald would kill me already, friend.” His fingers stroked her chin.

“But...” He drew in a steady breath through his nose as his brows furrowed. “I need to be honest with you...