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“Did you not hear me? I don’t give a fuck. It’s not like he’ll be alive much longer anyways.”
“What did you do, Selliss? Fall in love with this human? Poor girl. Didn’t you tell her you were at the top of the human-hating chain?”
“Shut the fuck up,” I growl.
“No, because you’ve caused a lot of trouble for us around here. All over Nagaland for that matter. So I can say whatever the fuck I want to you. You deserve much worse.”
“Whatever, as long as I get to talk to Zalith.”
“I don’t know what makes you think you’ll get pity from him. His children are half-human. His mate is a human. He fucking hates you.”
This is when I shut my mouth. This man obviously can’t hear what I’m trying to tell him, and why do I care anyway? My fate isn’t in his hands. At least they’re letting Maya come with us. At least if we die, we’ll die together.
People stop and stare the whole way to the dungeons, and I avoid looking at all of them. I feel sick to my stomach knowing that not that long ago, I was against these people. I hated these people. And now I could die because of it.
Finally, we arrive. They throw the two of us in our own cell together, locking us in and then walking away.
I immediately pull Maya into my arms, holding her as tight as possible.
“I’m sorry. I’m so sorry… I’m so fucking sorry,” I repeat, rocking her back and forth.
“Selliss… What's going to happen now? What were those naga talking about?”
I sigh, letting her go from my arms and instead taking her hands in mine. I suppose the time for secrets is over.
“Maya, there’s a lot that you don’t know. I used to be a soldier here. For years, this was my home. But a couple of months ago, I stirred up some trouble. The Captain of the Royal Guard, Lasta… he was my superior, and I couldn’t let go of my hatred for him.”
“What do you mean?”
“He was in a relationship with a human, and I despised him for it. I threatened him, and I said a lot of terrible things. I believed a lot of terrible stuff at the time. I was delusional, and I didn’t have all the facts. But Lasta had enough of it, and he had me sent away on a fake mission. Well, it wasn’t exactly fake. But then I came into contact with King Kriseri, and he wanted me to join him in ending naga and human mating. He hates humans, and at the time I did, too. I agreed to help him. I was determined to get revenge on Lasta, and Prince Zalith, who also has a human mate.”
She puts her hand over her mouth and steps back, staring at me in horror.
“But you have to understand. I was naïve. When I met you, when I got to know you, everything changed. I don’t believe in ending human and naga relationships anymore, and I regret everything I did. You have to understand that a lot of misinformation gets spread around. The King is ruthless, and he does whatever he can think of to poison people’s minds against humans.”
“Stop, Selliss… I believe you. I believe that you regret it all. I know that you’re a good man.”
Her words mean more than she knows. But it might still be too late for us.
“Maya, I’m sorry for whatever is going to happen next. I will ask them to spare you. But there’s something I want you to know.”
I clear my throat, swallowing once, twice. I don’t know why I’m so fucking nervous to say this. Maybe because I’ve never said it before, to anyone.
“Maya… I love you. Earlier, when you said it… I think you literally made my heart stop. But I couldn’t say it back. I didn’t know what was going to happen when we arrived here.”
“And now that you think we’re about to die, you feel like you can say it? How am I supposed to believe that you really feel this way for me?”
“I will show you. If we make it out of this, I promise I will show you. I’ll spend the rest of my fucking life showing you.”
“Heartwarming.”
I turn towards the cell entrance to see Prince Zalith standing there with his arms crossed, smirking.
“Isn’t it funny how the tables have turned? I think the word is karma?” he quips.
Ignoring him, I look back at Maya and cup her cheek in my hand.
“I promise,” I whisper. “I’ll show you.”
