198 Anger and Sadness

"Why are you here?" Lucinia's face was grim as she glared at the man elegantly sitting opposite her. 

"To guard you?"

"You are no longer my knight." There wasn't a hint of emotion in her voice. "And you are not welcome here."

Surprisingly, Zach sigh and shook his head. "Listen Lucinia… I know I made a mistake. But that was only because I thought that… I thought that you would let everyone continue to bully you. I know you wanted other people's acknowledgment more than you wanted me. I just can't have a relationship with someone who doesn't even like herself enough to know her real worth."