Aurora collapsed on the ground, overwhelmed by the sudden force. Her head was pounding and she cupped her red, hot cheeks with her hands. "What...what did you do? Why did you slap me?" she asked, stunned.

Yerick looked down upon her, his towering figure dark and frightening in the night. "Are you taking me as your hitman, ordering me around as you like?"

It was enough that she ordered him to kill another. How dare she ask him to kill Rosalie?! She was digging her grave!

"I didn't mean that," Aurora said agitatedly. "I'm just so scared! We're on the same boat, so we should help each other out."

"Help each other out?" Yerick crouched down and pinched her chin. "Tell me, then. What have you helped me with so far? Why do you think I arranged for you to be by Theodore's side and allowed you to get to know him? What do you think is my motive?"

"I...I don't know!" Aurora said with trembling lips. The man before her was way too frightening, his eyes ghostly as he chuckled. "But I'll do whatever you ask me to."

"What if I told you to kill Theodore? Will you do that?" Yerick asked.

"No, I can't," Aurora said agitatedly. "I can't kill Theo! I love him, I can't kill him!"

All of you love him to death. Is he really that

up, facing the glowing

great," he spat in irritation. "He was born into riches and led a sheltered life since he was young. He had all the clothes he could wear and food he could eat, with his parents by his side. He even had a childhood sweetheart and a grandmother who doted

his fists and gritted his teeth, his eyes

the same father, but such different fates. Since the heavens were so unfair, he shouldn't be

you...do you hate him

him for having everything!" Yerick approached Aurora and strangled her, his

tried to push him

thought she was going to die, Yerick finally released her. Aurora collapsed on the ground, sputtering and coughing, taking in big gulps of air.

very useful tool," Yerick said darkly. "I won't let you die. Next up, I have

Aurora

face the barbecue grill and continued grilling the squid. As he sprinkled cumin on it, the fragrance spread in the air around them. He was a dark and frightening

"Do

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