32 YOUR CHOICE

Darling, there comes a point when you realize that some people can stay in your heart, but not in your life.

-Unknown-

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"Why does he have to crush his heart?" Blue finally spoke, she lifted her head and looked at Knox straight in the eyes. "He could spare his life and choose to not kill him."

Even now, taking someone's life didn't seem to sit well with the little girl, if they had another way to handle the situation.

"Because that's the only way to claim it," Knox said in a calm tone, but he glanced at Blue and saw the little girl had her brows creased.

She didn't look like an eight years old girl. How could an eight years old girl possibly handle this situation rather calmly? And how could she manage to watch the entire process without even flinching?

He understood that she had been through a lot by the time they found her, as she clearly had not even shifted for a long time. But what else had she been through to get molded into this kind of girl?