She hadn't had the chance to ask yet.
"Because I swallowed the beast core of the Dragon-Whisker Whale."
Caleb Manning approached, his tall shadow instantly enveloped her, the pressure around him frighteningly low, "It has nothing to do with your mystical treasure."
"I, I know..."
Chloe Callahan was forced to retreat by him, her back against the wall, "Caleb, please don't be like this, you're hurting me..."
Caleb ignored her words, suddenly gripping her chin with a force that seemed to almost shatter the bone: "Then why deceive those Beastmen? You knew exactly what they wanted!"
"I didn't!"
Tears fell from Chloe's eyes, "They insisted on pestering me... Caleb, during the time you were gone, I was so scared..."
