Chapter 230

"But, he didn't do any of those things to me..." I responded. "I highly disagree... He ruined your life... All of what happened to you is because he showed up! If it wasn't for him, your parents might still be alive, you'd still have an empire, you'd still be in that palace with all the amenities you could want, you'd still have all the riches you want but no, we were played but some foreign scum... He derailed an entire nation, made it swing in the balance of that evil, evil man... Socoshian..." Mercury said through the grit of his teeth. This all made sense now. "And it still," Mercury continued, "It still fucks me up! He made me feel so important, so partial to this mission, this mission bound to fail! He made me feel like it wouldn't succeed without me!" "How did he do that?" I asked. "He. Slept. With. Me!" Mercury said. It made my breath seize. It was a chill that went through my body. My heart throbbed so hard I could hear it in my throat. "What?" I asked, having to hear it again