Chapter 134 At Stake

• "Sorry, the answer you arrived at was to run to Rosabella's men? You decided to trust her and put your mother and your life into her hands instead of trusting me?" he asked incredulously.
• After he put it that way, I knew exactly how crazy and unreasonable it sounded. There was no way that I trusted Rosabella more than Raphael, but I couldn't confront him about making my escape. That was because I knew that he would try to stop me, and if he did, my will would falter and then I wouldn't be able to leave.
• "I don't care! I just needed to get my mother away from all of this even if it meant-" I yelled back before my voice cracked under the pressure of everything.