Chapter 349
Chapter 349:
Why did I bring her here to confess to me? It was seeming like the biggest mistake of my life, because right now, I didn’t know what to do with her, myself, or this truth.
She kept sobbing behind me while I stayed quiet for some minutes, processing everything in my head. From time to time, she added how sorry she was for keeping the truth from me.
“Have you ever…” I turned around to face her. “Siphoned me p>
A chuckle escaped her as she lowered her head. I realized it was pointless to ask in the first place.
Of course she had. It explained how she had been so good with Xylon, how her touch always seemed to have a different effect on me.
“I was only trying to help,” she whispered. “I didn’t hurt any of you p>
I laughed. She stared at me in surprise as I combed my fingers through my hair and laughed like I was in a comedy show.
“It’s you!” I pointed my palms toward her. “From six years ago? The girl at the hotel?” My face grew serious as I walked toward her. “You’re the scarred lady p>
Judging from the guilt that clouded her face, I understood that she knew. All these months while we were together, she knew I was the man from the hotel—the one she had abandoned that morning. Yet she said nothing. How had she been able to play me into thinking she actually cared if she said nothing this whole time?
“You kept that a secret too?” I asked, my heartache increasing. “Didn’t think it was important enough to tell me p>
I backed away from her, dragging my eyes from her head to her toes.
By the hunts, she had been right in front of me this whole time and I had no idea. How did I not see it?
The scarred lady. My Princess.
The one I’d spent five years searching for.
Perhaps that would explain why I felt this connection when I saw her for the first time in six years. She’d always been the same person.
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“It’s—it’s not what you think,” she said, shaking her head and sniffling. “You didn’t remember me. You were grumpy and didn’t even like me. I didn’t think there was any need to bring it up p>
Was she for real? How was I supposed to remember her when she looked so different?
A different thought clicked in my head, infusing rage into my bones. “You helped Caden escape!” I hissed, moving closer to her. “You were the same Siphon p>
“N-no! I swear I didn’t p>
She broke into more tears as she explained how it happened. Apparently, she had no idea she was a Siphon yet and didn’t even know who Caden was. I was so mad at her, but I figured it made sense, as I knew Caden wouldn’t have hurt her if he knew she was the one who saved him.
Yet everything was just fucked up.
Someone knocked on the door, then turned the knob. But it was locked. “Jaris!” I recognized my mother’s voice. “What’s going on there? They’re waiting for you p>