Chapter 802: The Punishment (2/2)

"Rowena, this is Raphael" The ht He suddenly realized that his father cast ic on Rowena's eyes and now she couldn't see his real form Raphael wondered how scary did he look in her eyes now

"Rowena, it is ic worked at last "I o if I take the punishment So, he turned me into a monster"

He must not tell her that it was a test Rowena must prove to everyone that she loved hi would believe what Raphael told him, that his wife sincerely loved hiain, his voice was hoarse because he was holding back his e hiusted look laced with fear He wondered what she saith her eyes when she looked at hi?

"It's nized his voice Her brain needed to convince herself that the monster with two horns that she saw before her was truly Raphael

Rowenan bit her lip and stared at him hesitantly In her eyes was the most hideous beast alive "I-Is that… is that really you, Raphael? Or are you a o out of this prison and die?"

"Yes, it is me" Raphael said "You don't have to fear for your life"

Rowena looked at the monster with uncertainty, but finally she stepped out and looked at Raphael "I… I believe you"

Raphael smiled in relief and reached out to her He pulled her into an embrace and kissed her forehead "I know you will"

Rowena sed She recognized his voice and she felt safe in his e her looked so different than the

"Is this the punishave you…?" she asked with a low voice "Will you have to live looking like this for the rest of your life?"

Raphael took a deep breath and nodded "Yeah Either this or losing you forever The council of immortals wanted you dead"

Rowena's chest felt so heavy all of a sudden "You don't have to do this"

She removed herself from his embrace and pushed him away The man was surprised to see her reaction He touched her hand and squeezed it gently "I don't mind You know I don't care about looks"

"I know, but" she bit her lip "You don't deserve this Why can't you just let me die? Problems solved It's my fault that you end up this way Maybe you can still talk to the king and ask him to cancel his decision"

She still remembered his handsome face, his saze he always received froht Just like Roho flinched when she saw him earlier, those people would be horrified and stay away froel, he would now be seen as the hideous devil Even if Rowena could get used to his new appearance, what about other people? Could Raphael stand their stare and horrified gaze for eternity?

Sooner or later this would affect hi this punishment for her sake And this would onlyrun

And once he did, Roould truly have no one left in this universe who stood by her She would be alone again

Why must she wait for the inevitable? It was better if she died now

She was guilty of the cri the punishment She was scared yesterday but now she had found her courage Seeing him made her brave She should die and leave all this behind

He would probably feel sad when she died, but he would get over his loss in no tio on

If she let him take this punishretted it and resented her And by then she would regret not choosing death fro

"Rowena, I can't let you die My life is not worth living if you are not in it," Raphael spoke seriously "I don't mind my looks, no matter how hideous, if I can keep you bydown This ret his decision and he would resent her

She couldn't let it happen

"Well, I mind," she said curtly "I can't live with a hideous monster like this" 2

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From Missrealitybites:

It's sad that Rowena is very insecure and she self sabotaged everything