Chapter 6

'ADLER.

Whatever that meant was lost to me, just that it was what was written on the piece of paper, mouthing it out to the stranger, feeling stupid and silly. How could I believe shit like that, by the way? How desperate had this made me?

I felt Enzo's hand under my chin, pulling me to face him; I met his eyes, shivers running through my body like electric shocks, waves upon waves. Tears filled my eyes again.

"What the fuck are you looking at, Huhn" he leaned, pushing the ring into my hands. Put it on; let's get this over with,"

I nodded, whispering, "I'll do it, don't just hit me again."

"You better," he snarled, "Else," he raised the gun's muzzle to my face.

But then.

But then, I could hear footsteps striding towards us, but too scared to find out what because Enzo's rage had me focusing my attention on him.

"With this ring, I pledged thee..."

Opening my mouth to repeat the words, when I began to hear the congregations murmuring words I couldn't fathom, but still, I couldn't divert