Valtira.
My heart was pounding in my chest and I scrambled up to look at him, my eyes wide with anger and fear.
I was fed up with all this.
My reaction was valid. I had every right to be mad and hurt.
“I test your patience?!” I yelled back, coming back to my feet as fast as lightning so I could look him in the eye.
The look in his face was nothing short of furiousㅡ he was mad?! He wasn't the one whose life had just shattered to pieces! I was the one who had to watch everything collapse right in front of me.
He ran a hand through his hair, the look on his face conflicting. “Yes…because… I'm trying to fix everything. You're supposed to rest, not come out to hurl curses at the elders, Valtira.”
His voice has turned ragged, heavy with pain that made me freeze, my anger dissipating. “I c
