Chapter 20: “They get killed, of course.”

*SILIA*

It took them around ten more minutes to get everyone out of the building and Diana had instructed me to take some rest before I left with the others. She was worried and had pleaded me to let her take me home today.

I didn’t really understand why did she give me such special treatment but I guess she liked me better than her other workers and that was only making me feel worse.

“Did you catch them?” I heard Draven ask someone on the call. The response must not have been in his favor because his face set in gravely and he looked at me with accusation shining in those beautiful grey jewels. I quickly moved my gaze away from him at this and heard him cut the call and then take light steps towards the table that I had been sitting on.

“Look at me,” he ordered but I refused to meet his eyes, slightly afraid of what he was going to say. He must have not been used to people not listening to him because he grabbed my cheeks with his rough fingers and making me stare right into his ste