Romanoff Dukedom: Repentance (18)

For a long while, Ius said nothing. 

He was just sitting there, staring at Zarya who was deep in her sleep. The young man was tempted to sleep himself. However, he resisted. 

Ius was afraid to dream in his sleep. 

He was afraid that it would turn into a nightmare that would consume his sanity. 

He was afraid that he would meet Erwin in those nightmares. Just seeing Erwin's bloodied face, questioning Ius why he had killed him, the young man shivered from fear. 

If there was a medicine that could make him forget everything that had happened, he would drink a thousand doses of it. He was willing to do anything just to be spared from the memories of the night of the murder. 

Ius leaned back on the cushion. However, he felt his back stiffened. Even the seat became too uncomfortable for him to sit on. Because of that, Ius quickly got on his feet.