Chapter 62

"I also have to remind you once again that you are in no position to contest or contemplate whether to do it or not. No negotiations, or I will trigger the snakes now, and you won't have any chance to change your mind again. So I ask, Are you in?" Laura questioned sternly with no remorse in her eyes.

She has lost her humanity. Her heart must be cold and dead. Killing my parents sounded so common to them, and she won't even give me time to think...

"Why must I kill my parents? Anyone else but them, please?" I begged, and they both hissed in annoyance.

"We are the ones to tell you who to put to death. You don't own your life anymore, little girl." I heard the demon king snort at me. My heart sank into my stomach. Regret and guilt filled me to the brim as tears prickled and fell freely down my cheeks.

"Why not just kill me? Kill me!" I screeched, feeling exhausted as sweat and tears bathed my face.

"Ceiline, think about the brighter side. Your parents are old and will eventually die very