ASHLEY

I untangled my hands and made to leave the bed.

"Come on, Ashley. Please hear me out. Please."

"You are going to keep blaming your faults on others. Why should I listen to you?"

"Okay, just relax. At that time, I still thought that you had something to do with the bond. And I saw Circe's prophecy as a threat. You would agree with me that it was targeted at causing rivalry. That was not something I wanted. So in a way, I wanted to get rid of you, and end everything."

"You were going ...