Chapter 40 – I see you now
"The ring, sister-in-law. Hand it over."
Cassius's tone was sharp with mockery, his grinning face so insufferable that if not for the shock clouding her mind, Anesthesia would have wiped it off his face already.
But the Chosen Heiress was too stunned to say anything, her eyes wide as she looked at him. Then slowly, as if still refusing to believe it, she peeled her gaze away and swept it toward Emrys.
There he was, on the ground with a dagger close to his neck. His face pale and ghastly, telling her everything about what was burning inside him right now.
'Em… my Em lost?'
It seemed inconceivable to her. Emrys never lost. Not against anyone of his generation. Not even against her. Yet what was in front of her was no illusion.
"Hey, hey, hey." Cassius spoke again, pulling her eyes back. "It's hard to keep your arm outstretched this long. The ring, sister-in-law. My wife has won."
