"If it weren't for me, she would have died three years ago, and this would have never happened. I should have killed Night the moment she bonded with Meln.
"I shouldn't have underestimated her madness and malice. Yet she was my child. I hoped I could still redeem her. I just wanted to teach her a lesson. I never meant to bring so much pain on you all."
"Please, Malyshka, don't stay on the doorstep. Come in." Raaz said, shrugging off the flashes of his own son torturing him in the Hogum Mansion. "I know how you feel. Sometimes I think I made a mistake sending Meln away.
"That I should have kept him here and disposed of him personally."
"Raaz!" Elina went pale, thanking the gods that the children had already left for the morning classes.
"It's the truth, and I won't hide from it." He shook his head. "Yet, I also know that back the,n Meln was still my child. Even if I could go back in time, I don't think I would have the strength to punish him for something he hasn't done yet.
