Chapter 191

And when I did, I was surprised.

"Again?" Why do I say "again"? Xavier just said he was sending me off, but not where. Why is it that my first thought is that he's sending me outside? It's like… Last time…

That's weird. Last time what? Didn't Hansel send me out last time to protect me?

"You don't want to go because you want to stay with Hansel?"

What was even weirder was that Xavier was not surprised at my question and answered it naturally, as if he really meant to send me out of the slave house, not just to the infirmary.

I had no idea. There were many strange things I could not understand, but not enough to fail him.

"Of course I want to stay with Hansel."

He looked up at me with a flash of sadness in his eyes.

"You listen to me, Leila. With Hansel, it's not going to end well. You're going to have a hard time. Go, get out of here today."

I was