Consequences

Chapter 66

In the carriage, as we were returning to the capital, Alucard and I remained silent during the trip. Neither of us was even daring to talk, and I was really assuming that he would say something like... scolding me.

Sitting across from him, I admired his side features when his gaze fixated on the outside, not daring a glance at me. This made me focus on the outside as I leaned my head to absorb this deafening silence.

I stole a glance at Alucard again, not liking what was happening at this moment. "Thank you, Alucard, for... rescuing us." My patience grew thin each second I stayed in this carriage, so I had to say something.

Alucard gazed at me with a deadpan look. "Do you expect me to say you're welcome, Faustina?"

My breath caught in my throat at how cold his voice was. Judging at how he was sounded, I could tell that he was pissed.

"I'm sorry. I acted on my own accord." I could understand his annoyance since the planned date he had set to implement capturing the three