Chapter 208

• "Calm down ma." I heaved as she stepped away from the counter and moved to stand beside me with her eyes glowing red and fingers curling to attack, "We should talk about this."
• She let out laughter, high-pitched and dreadful and I could tell the pain apart from her laugh, "Can you hear that honey?" She spoke in the other direction like she could see someone, "He wants to talk it out! He's marrying the daughter of the one who murdered you and wants to talk it out." She gestured at thin air, shaking her head dramatically like Akanther was right before her.
• "Akanther is gone ma, long gone." I stepped towards her as she turned to me with blazing angry eyes on hearing my words, "Let's talk about this."