NORA
Freyer’s words rang deep in my mind and it made my heart stop beating for a second. I could not believe what he had just said to me. I was merely a sacrifice, to him and nothing more.
Because of how well I was treated, and how Freyer had wanted me as his wife, I was under the impression that maybe he has some kind of feelings for me. That made me happy because it was the first time I had been wanted by a person.
Even Lily’s niceness was all a fraud. I pursed my lips together, running down the hallway, and back to the bedroom. I crashed into the bed, my mind racing with thoughts. What was I going to do now? I could not stay here and get sacrificed.
I did not want to die.
But what if I had heard wrong? My mind instantly went to the thought of confronting Freyer about it, but I put
