Reincarnated into a Snow Griffin-Chapter 99

I could not stop pacing after that and when not physically, stopping on my feet when I realized what I was doing, mentally by going back and forth the situation, ideas flowing and having me too out of it to make sense, a strange odd state for the usually calm me to be.

I was not misunderstanding the situation now was I? What could a young man like him want to do with a declared gorgeous whore like her alone, to the point of shushing me away?

Despicable, has he been playing with me all this time? This care and fake love he displayed are just for show? Why give himself the trouble then? Was I that amusing to be played with? Had he been laughing on my back this whole time?

Is that what this was all about? Just a crazy circus where I did not know I was the clown until now?

And yet why do all this? Why go all the way into bringing me here just to dispose of me like that? What is he playing at, has he grown tired of messing with me?

At this point I am already fuming with anger, standing at the entrance of the whore house with fire in my eyes, and even when customers started crowding in and thought I was part of the staff, one glare of mine was enough to make them back off, and happens often enough that the twins came back to me and exchange looks before saying:

"Come with us."

"What for?" A blizzard would be jealous of my icy tone.

"You are scaring the customers away, we are taking you to the inn to rest for the day."

"Their matters will take some time." My eye twitches with their words but there is no point in standing around, and I much rather be taking a warm bath and going to bed than stay waiting to know just how long he stays there with that woman, all alone and doing whatever they are doing.

I hold my own arms harder, iron grip as I crossed them at the front, unsatisfied. "Lead the way."

I follow these two around like a marble statue, as cold as one too, so consumed by this deep sea of emotions that I could not stop at one, I would get angry, livid even, at him and then at me for letting myself get attached, but then I would be sad, disappointed even.

Hurt, as if my heart was being swashed down, being betrayed always hurt, but being deceived by someone you trust, someone that may have become... something more hurt even more, it dig deeper, let an open wound flesh in my heart.

And it was bleeding out alright.

Being ashamed of myself for believing him and being easily fooled once more I could not let such emotions grow root and pull me down, not now, not when on such an important mission, so I swallow the pain and let it bleed somewhere far away where it could not reach me, steeling myself I start trying to find things to avoid my own thoughts, using appraisal at the composed kids before me.

Fox Guardians – Few creatures have the power these Guardians have, mostly born with Magical creature properties the strongest ones are those who came from mere animals and ascended towards their kind, though rare they are such animals turning into magical beings became a legend of those that stood among the heroes of the past.

Such strong creatures isolated on this island... but I guess business must be good otherwise they could just leave, the barrier did not work on us magical creatures, but demons.

Plus as I had guessed their base element is fire, and there is something about hot blooded creatures like this that makes my cold element tense in recognition.

Or is just how warm hotted skin makes my body remember, remember just how Ethan’s own body must feel...

"We arrived." One of the foxes say, not much for a conversation their lot.

"There is a room booked already at the front desk, just give mister Ethan’s name and they will see you through."

I do as they say and do not linger for the inexistence idle chat, plus I’m in the mood for being alone to heat my anger up until it boils all the emotions away, until there is only range left.

I barely register the place at that point, eager to be done with this terrible day already, with this mission, as I only see how expensive and odd the inn is as I enter, with strange skulls displayed as trophies, the fangs and horns coated with gold.

I give Ethan’s name to the receptionist and do not even think to question how he had a room prepared beforehand when we did not separate ways for him to book us without me, nor did pay attention to how the attendant gave me a look, as if memorizing my looks, the mere name catching her attention as she guides me towards a wide suit up top.

"Anything else sir?"

"Draw a bath for me, and dinner."

"Of course." She bows, her horns almost getting stuck at the door as she passes, and with a buzz in my ears I wait for the promising calming bath.

If only things were that simple, if my worries could disappear from existence with a warm bath, I would be soaked all the time. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

But no... finally alone with my own thoughts I could only stare at the ceiling until the water turned cold, counting the minutes he stayed there, still with her, doing whatever they were up to.

Don’t be silly, you are very aware of what they are up to, I say to myself.

I close my eyes and sink into the water, letting the bubbles of air out until I could not hold anymore.

Don’t be this pathetic, you are better than this. Plus, is not like you were dating or anything, he is a free man after all.

Well, this is a terrible moment to realize that, perhaps... perhaps I would have wanted to be a little more than friends...perhaps I would not have been so against the idea after all.

And that is how hating him hurts me so much more now.