Chapter 120

Diego:

I sat on the edge of the bed in my and Lea’s room, lost in a number of thoughts that I never believed would be possible.

Lea, who was in the kitchen for a while now, walked inside the room with a tray in her hands. She walked toward me and placed it on the bedside table before getting on her knees in front of me.

“Diego, you’ve been quiet for the past three days. You need to eat something at least,” she said, and I looked away from her, avoiding her eyes.

“We came here for something. We just ended up losing our beta, what am I supposed to do?” I asked, shaking my head at her. I didn’t want to be harsh to her, but I knew that there was more to come from this war than I could handle. I knew that the pain was still at the very beginning of it, and I didn’t want to find myself dealing with more of it.

“He wouldn’t have wanted you to be in this state, you know that, Diego.” She said, and I scoffed.

“How would you know what he wants and what he doesn’t?” I asked, and Lea sucke