Chapter 40

Veronica did not know whether her decision to turn herself into William in exchange for the safety of all those dearests to her was the right decision or not. She even did not know at all and could not decide it. All she knew was that the man who was now walking beside her, humming cheerfully, would not touch them for a while. At least for now. And at least that was what she wanted to believe.

She could only hope by fate that the man, who looked like a man in his mid-thirties (Karl had already told her that he was much older than Karl) would keep his word.

She had already stepped into a strange dimensional portal that the white robe man made it, brought them instantly into a castle with a dark interior, looked ancient, eerie.  She saw a lot of people immediately lined up neatly to salute the man every time they crossed the castle corridor. Her eyes scanned the surroundings of the castle, which was so gloomy, made her body trembled in fear so much that sh