Chapter 161

The blaze of anger that had clouded his mind finally simmered down, and the tension in his handsome face faded with it. Looking at Celestia' calm, quiet stare, Jareth's lips barely moved as he muttered, "Hope so." Then, like snapping out of a trance, he let go of the space he had caged her in, arms sagging as he stepped back a couple of paces, wordless and distant. Celestia should've felt relieved seeing that, but her chest tightened instead. Somehow, the look of quiet sadness in his eyes tugged at something in her, making it hard to move away from that suffocating room. "You..." Her voice trailed off. Eyes dimmed by a mess of emotions in her chest, she hesitated. She wanted to say something - anything. But the moment her gaze met those cold, black eyes of his, she realized: there really wasn't much left to say. Or maybe, nothing she could say that would matter. After a pause, her conflicted expression shifted. She straightened her back, chin lifted slightly, meeting his eyes with the