The Rise Of The Ugly Luna novel Chapter 193

Chapter 193

JARIS

For three months, I’d been blinded by the truth.

And even now, it was staring at me right in the face, yet I was too hopeful to believe it.

Why was she stuttering? Why was she crying so hard? Talking about not existing and all?

Only guilty people act this way. And I’d be doomed if Lyric was guilty–even though I brought her in here ‘cause I suspected it.

Minutes rolled by. Staring at me, she could think I was being cold and not affected by any of this. She didn’t know the inner demons I was fighting, how hard I was trying to pull myself together because I didn’t want to believe she was truly guilty.

“What’re you sorry for?” I asked again.

Her cries only grew worse.

“I didn’t ask to be born this way, Jaris!” Looking into my eyes, I could see the hurt and fear in them. It was killing. “I didn’t even know what I was until a few months ago. And when I did, I tried to run. I—I didn’t want to endanger you or any of the people around. But you caught me, remember? You were so mad and had me locked up in the room. I didn’t know what to do.”

Porcelain splintered in the depths of my heart.

That day, I’d been curious to know why she attempted to leave. Even if she had been left with no choice but to follow the contract, I knew she wouldn’t have wanted to flee so easily.

“Plus Xylon’s health grew worse, and I knew I couldn’t just leave him like that. This was the reason I stayed, even though I didn’t want to.”

Her eyes dropped to the floor as she explained in a shaky voice.

“I w–won’t even lie, I attempted to flee so many times. But every time, there was something holding me back. I didn’t want to be here! I didn’t ask for

it!”

A peculiar pain yanked at my heart. Why did I feel betrayed at the thought that she had tried to flee me so many times? If she had managed to get away, none of these moments would’ve existed between both of us–the moments that have summed up to make the best parts of my life.

“The Executioner…” Her tone became increasingly fearful talking about this. “She approached me at the mall. I tried to dismiss her, but then she followed me to the party. She figured out who I was. I promise-” she broke down some more. “-I promise I didn’t want to kill her. I just thought I could siphon her memories away. But it went wrong and she ended up dead instead. I was so I was so scared, I tried to run again. But Caden caught me and I couldn’t.” She pulled at the roots of her hair.

“I’m so sorry, Jaris. I’m so so sorry. I didn’t even ask for any of this. Didn’t want it to happen. I just-” she laughed with tears in her eyes. “I wish I could get rid of this stupid Siphon stuff. I don’t even want it.”

I shook my head as I backed away from her, the truth hitting real hard. I faced the window, my heart, for the first time in ages, running too fast.

Why did I bring her here to confess to me? It was seeming like the biggest mistake of my life because right now, I didn’t know what to do with her, myself or this truth.

She kept sobbing behind me while I kept quiet for some minutes, processing everything in my head. From time to time, she chipped in how sorry she was for keeping the truth from me.

“Have you ever…” I turned around to face her. “Siphoned me?”

A chuckle escaped her as she lowered her head. I realized it was pointless to ask in the first place.

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Of course, she had. It explained how she had been so good with Xylon. How her touch always seemed to have a different effect on me.

I was only trying to help,” she whispered. “I didn’t hurt any of you.”

I laughed. She stared at me in surprise as I combed my fingers through my hair and laughed like I was in a comedy show.

“It’s youl” I pointed my palms toward her. “From six years ago? The girl at the hotel?” My face grew serious as I walked toward her, “You’re the scarred lady.”

Judging from the guilt that clouded her face, it made me understand that she knew. All these months while we were together, she knew I was the man from the hotel. The one she had abandoned that morning. Yet, she said nothing.

How had she been able to play me into thinking she actually cared if she said nothing this whole time?

“You kept that a secret too?” I asked with increased heartache “Didn’t think it was important enough to tell me?”

I backed away from her, dragging my eyes from her head to toe.

By the hunts, she had been right in front of me this whole time and I had no idea. How did I not see it?

The scarred lady.

My ‘Princess‘

The one I’d spent five years searching for.

Perhaps, that would explain why I felt this connection when I saw her for the first time in six years. She’d always been the same person.

“It’s–It’s not what you think,” she shook her head, sniffling. “You didn’t remember me. You were grumpy and didn’t even like me. I didn’t think there was any need to bring it up.”

Was she for real? How was I supposed to remember her when she was way different?

A different thought clicked in my head, infusing rage into my bones. “You helped Caden escape!” I hissed, going closer to her. “You were the same Siphon!”

“N–No! I swear I didn’t.”

She broke into more tears as she narrated how it happened. Apparently, she had no idea she was a Siphon yet and didn’t even know who Caden was.

I was so mad at her, but I figured it made sense as I knew Caden wouldn’t have just her if he knew she was the one that saved him.

Yet, everything was just fucked up.

Someone knocked on the door, then turned the knob. But it was locked.

“Jaris!” I recognized my mother’s voice. “What’s going on there? They’re waiting for you.”

Lyric tried to stifle her whimpers. She was visibly shaking from head to toe.

I didn’t say a word until I heard my mother’s retreating footsteps.

Back to Lyric, I didn’t know what to do with her.

“Why did you leave?” Disappointment laced my words. “We had an agreement. We were supposed to spend an extra day together. But you just vanished, and even after seeing me again, you didn’t bother to reveal who you were.” A dark numbing pain wrapped itself around my heart. “Did you really want nothing to do with me?”

Her brows furrowed in confusion. “I–I don’t understand.” She scoffed. “You abandoned me. I mean, I woke up and you were gone. Y–You asked that man

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to get me to leave, telling her you didn’t want to see me around when you did get back.”

I shook my head. “What man?”

“The hotel attendant?”

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