Chapter 14: An Unspeakable Connection
Staring blankly back at Aeliana, Faye then began to laugh mockingly as Aeliana’s face reddened in deep humiliation. Now that she understood what Faye was all about, she began to strongly resent her.
“Do you really think, dear, that an immortal as… revered, accomplished, significant, as Jacques, would even dream of pairing with a Sun Goddess such as yourself?” Faye’s lips curled, eyes aglow with apparent mirth, as she smirked at Aeliana with blatant disdain and contempt.
“No, but…” Aeliana’s gaze flickered on and off toward Jacques, where he stood hanging mid-air in the midst of the flames that licked at his feet. “All I can say is that my love for and connection with you far outweighs any crimes that my mother has committed against us, Jacques I feel this unspeakable weight in my chest that somehow links me to you. I’m not sure if you… know what I mean, but this is how I feel, and have felt for quite some time.”