Xiran's POV
His words plunged me into the deepest darkest pits of hell, everything pained, my whole existence pained. My heart screamed and felt so heavy as if being crushed under a boulder. My legs had no strength and I knew they would give way and I will fall to my knees. The thought to keep her safe provided the sheer willpower to keep standing.
My mother bonded with a monster? Is that why she never left him? Was it the reason I was so obsessed with Aselia? Had she bonded with me or had I done it with her? Or did we both do this, resulting in such an intense bond that it causes us so much pain?
My mind whirled and raced, there were so many questions and so few answers but what destroyed me was the fact that my father knew she was an elf and I loved her. He was going to rip our lives apart. I had to make a decision. Finally stepping out of my dazed state I faced my father with contempt: