Chapter 1079

Hertha had no clue about the whirlwind of events that had blown through Thalassa’s life recently. She just couldn’t wrap her head around it.

Callum had only known Thalassa for a short while, so why on earth would he willingly whisk Thalassa and her whole brood away from Starhaven?

If it wasn’t for love, what else could drive a man to such reckless lengths for a woman?

“It wasn’t an elopement, I told you,” Thalassa sighed, shaking her head at Hertha’s insatiable appetite for romantic gossip, which apparently knew no bounds.

“Then what was it?” Hertha’s eyes, round and eager, stared at Thalassa, waiting expectantly.

Despite her probing, Thalassa hadn’t given a straight answer.

“It was me who asked Callum to help me escape from Lysander,” Thalassa finally admitted, knowing full well that Hertha’s tenacious nature wouldn’t let the matter rest until she had an answer.

wanted to escape Lysander? But why?” Hertha gasped in

Why, indeed?

had driven Leopold to his demise, his cruelty was unyielding, never once

she felt like a puppet without thoughts, subjected to his every whim.

for a life unchained, simple, and free.

The desire to flee the conflict, to live in peace, was her vain hope-a

Hertha’s expectant gaze. She opted for the most relatable excuse, “An unfruitful affair is better ended

sympathy. She understood Thalassa-what woman would want to stay with

the spirit, but also a waste of precious time.

stroking Thalassa’s head with a comforting touch, as one might soothe a little kitten. With an affectation of worldly

was at a loss for

you taking

a sigh, Hertha pressed on, “But what about Callum? Why would he agree to take you with him? Is he secretly pining

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