To Start The Punishment

CELESTE

I am waiting for Eury at the dungeon when I sense the presence of Elias. I raised a brow as I played with the whip on my hand.

“What are you doing, Celeste?” he asked me, his voice was cold and dangerous.

I smirked. “What? Don’t I have a right to punish someone with my own will?” I asked, bluntly. “Do I have to get permission from you?”

“No, it was just. . . .” he halted and shook his head. “We need to confirm first before we could punish her,” he added as he heaved a deep sigh. “I don’t want you to stain your hands just because of a false accusation. We need to further gather information.” his voice was frustrated, and he even pulled his hair.

I scoffed. “Huh! You need to what? Gather information that would lead her to endanger my people. Our people? Can’t you see what happened in the middle of the forest? Didn’t you hear what they had talked about?!” I hissed, my voice suddenly raised.

I saw him swallow hard. His jaw clenched. “Don’t you think that it is the proper way to co