~{PETER'S POV}~
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"... burning them in the process."
I blinked once and then twice at Eric while he blinked back at me with a heavy look.
It felt like everything slowed down as my body refused to react or shall I say, it took time to react.
Slowly, I looked to my left at Deborah and found that her eyes had gone wide as she stared at Eric.
"That is not true," she firmly objected as she kept looking at him.
"I am afraid it is." He calmly said and all the while my eyes were on her.
Her body vibrated a little as her lips trembled but her eyes reduced in size as she frowned in anger.
"That is not true. My father cannot die like that!" She snapped furiously and stormed away and I closed my eyes as I let out a cool breath to get myself together.
"I…it just happened," Eric went on to say but it only made me feel worse.
When I opened my eyes, I looked at him while putting up a strong appearance.
