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Her Hostility

[Ayla’s POV]

"I know."

Barren didn’t need to point out to me how serious of a situation we were in. However, I knew that convincing those around me that this needed to be done was going to be difficult given my… circumstances.

"Is it him?" He suddenly asks.

"Who?"

"Aera Lebeau."

As he says Aera’s name, Barren doesn’t bother hiding his dislike of him.

"You do know he is playing with you, right?" He continues when I don’t respond. "He’ll end up doing you the same way he did my sister once he is done playing with you."

I remain silent as Barren’s words hit me. Maybe he was right, maybe he wasn’t. That would be for me to see in the future, but I had decided I would give him a chance, and I didn’t intend to go back on that.

"If we’re done here, I need to..."

"Ayla!" Barren snaps, reaching out and grabbing me again. "Are you really going to reject me for him?"

"I am," I confirm.

When the words leave my lips, it feels like a thousand tiny little knives stab into my heart, and breathing beco
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