Chapter 60. Kill Me, Add Another Ghost to Haunt Her: pt. 2

“ARIC DON’T!!” Aidan bellowed. Aric’s eyes snapped towards Aidan who was still pinned to the tree.

“Don’t listen to him. Go ahead and kill me, add another ghost to haunt her for the rest of her eternal life.” Amber whispered aggressively, her voice had totally changed. It felt like someone else was talking from within her. A darker sinister version of her.

“It will ruin her as she had ruined me!” The witch let out a hollow laugh as if she was relishing her pain.

It was the first time that Aric’s opponent was so desperate to get herself killed by him. From what he had listened from Aidan and known about a crone, this creature had the powers to crush mountains and here she was begging Aric to end her life.

The plea rattled something deep inside him. Death was never begged for—it was fought against with teeth and claw, even in the darkest pits of war. Yet here she stood, daring him to become her executioner, daring him to carry another scar on his soul. His grip