Broken Trust.

MAEL

"What do you mean, she tried to kill herself?" Sage's question hung in the air, his green eyes blazing ferociously despite how he had tried to hide it, and I let out a sigh, my brows creasing.

"Why are you not saying anything?" Sage stared at me like I was a suspect, his eyes widening strangely while I contemplated how I was going to tell him that I had stopped Thalia from killing herself.

I mean—why have I done that? I should have let the pathetic wench take her own life, since she's finally ready to do it after all this time.

"Don't tell me you-"

"She is fine, it's nothing to bother about," I cut him off, uninterested in hearing what he had to say, and I forced a smile on my lips, meeting Sage's antagonizing gaze.

He didn't look convinced as he eyed me suspiciously, and I cocked a brow at him. What is wrong with him?