Emily couldn't understand why Alpha Liam let his father endure such misery instead of helping him to recover, or letting him die…
The last one was a little bit extreme, but seeing how the previous alpha was in a lot of pain, Emily couldn't help but sympathize with him. she couldn't imagine what kind of hell that he had to go through during those six years.
"You need to keep this a secret, do you understand, Emily?" Ariana repeated the same words again once they walked out of the room, after they were done cleaning up Xerxes's wounds.
"Yes," Emily replied without hesitation. She looked at Ariana and then swallowed the remaining candy in her mouth, and the foul smell invaded her senses slowly, but it was not as strong as before, as they were outside.
"Including from Eros," Ariana then added, which made Emily turn her head in question. "You can't let him know about this." She emphasized the importance of this.