[Lilia]

“Aya,” I sobbed as I looked up at Aya and mumbled her name under my breath. My vision blurred with all my tears welling up in my eyes as my breathing was shallow.

I have never been in so much pain.

I never cried like this, not even during my father’s death or when I was sold out in the auction.

This feeling... it was like I was reliving how it felt when my mother died, and it was years and years ago that I could barely remember.

“Lilia, come, let’s get you to bed, ...