Chapter 56

Ariela

He still thought that someone had hurt me. But I was locked up here and the guards wouldn't let anyone near us. Nothing could happen to me.

If there had been another surprise attack, he would have been informed immediately. So he should be aware that nothing bad could have happened to me.

However, he had a different suspicion.

I had to take a deep breath and then dared to look back at him. Thanks to the movement, tears rolled down my cheeks. My heart ached, and it ached badly.

There was just the thought of how disappointed or horrified my family would be if they knew how much I was struggling. I should have done something to our arch-enemy, but I felt incapable of doing it.

What a turning point in life that was!

Aramis raised his hand and stopped just before my cheek. He said quietly: "I would wipe away your tears, but you don't like my touch." He irritated me with his statement and it was certainly obvious. Because I