Chapter 404 Temporarily Blinded

• Aurora’s P.O.V
• I stared at her, my heart pounding like a war drum in my chest. The taste of iron filled my mouth from how hard I was biting the inside of my cheek, trying to keep my voice steady. I couldn’t believe what I had just heard—what she had done. My hands trembled at my sides, balled into fists as I slowly stepped forward, eyes wide, searching her expression for any hint of regret, of guilt, of anything that made her feel human. Anything.
• “Alice…” My voice cracked. I hated that. I hated sounding so small, but I couldn’t help it. “Do you even have the slightest bit of remorse for what you just did? You hurt a child, for gods’ sake. How do you live with that?”