After Nathalie asked Ashtra to take Keith with him and give them a moment to talk about in private, she then turned to Athan's direction with a profound gaze.
[A second chance?]
Her fingers curled to a fist as she thought about all of the events that happened recently.
[I don't think so…]
"No… No... " He staggered upon moving an inch closer to her. "You can't do this to me…"
[Oh, I will—]
"I don't understand…" He roamed his gaze randomly with hands held up as though he had no clue. "Haven't we already settled our differences before? What have I done so recently—"
[I was so lenient to you; for whatever our contract was, none of it benefitted me. All I wanted was to leave me and my family out of the mess—Look at this now…]
A sudden shift of guilt etched his crimson eyes the moment it got soft.
"Please, believe me, I never plotted any schemes or derision on you. It wasn't my intention."
