Chapter 166: His life weighed heavier than her pain

Like cowards, Hugo and I fled the capital back to Belcoot. We didn’t tell anyone we were leaving the capital as if he didn’t have duties to fulfill. The capital was suffocating, leaving us both breathless.

With our hands intertwined, I looked at him and smiled. He also smiled lovingly, holding my hand as if afraid the second he let go, I would leave him behind.