Chapter NINETY-SIX

Dane I stared at her in shock. The question has thrown me off my feet. It wasn’t something I expected. Moreover, I thought that she would forget about that since I didn’t give her an answer then. But she looked hellbent on finding out what she meant to me. I had been here before and I didn’t like it. It was the first time she had told me. I was shocked just like I am now, and still, I didn’t have the right words to convey to her. I was somewhat infuriated by this. Why would she bring up something like that now? Or was it because of the way I treated her since she woke up? I had bathed and clothed her, making sure that she was comfortable. I knew that she had suffered under the hands of her brother while I had been kept busy purposely by Kiara’s plan. I was trying to make it up to her by giving her this luxury. And now she felt like I was doing this for something as disgusting as love. I felt insulted by this, but I also felt a churn in my stomach. The one that appeared every single tim