Chapter 86: Sentinel

Danica did not blink at the word, ‘the ritual’. She did not care what he was going to do with her. Footsteps retreated and footsteps entered while she did not bother getting up from the floor. Pulling up her hood, her new attendant stopped by the bedside; she did not look like an attendant at all.

“You know…” said Eirene. “I came here to kill you.”

“I know,” she mumbled.

“How do you know?!” her eyes widened.

Danica got up, holding onto the edge of the bed to support herself. Her limbs felt heavy after days of no movement. “I saw you in the crowd the other day.”

“You couldn’t have possibly known my—”

“Here…” she looked at her in his glowing eyes. “I’ve been a hunter for years. I could at least spot someone who wants to kill me. You probably thought I was a dumb bitch, didn’t you? How convenient you want to kill me. Do it now.”

Eirene showed her fangs. “No. I changed my mind. You deserve to live suffering.”

“Oh…” she breathed, disappointed.

“Your father let me in even though he knew I