Chapter 202

Aria's POV The beast growled louder, his body was trembling with the effort of staying still. Agnes glanced at him with an almost fond look on her face. “Oh, hush now. We’ll play soon enough.” “What do you want?” I demanded, finding my voice. My hands were shaking, but I forced myself to stand straighter. “Why are you here?” Agnes turned her full attention to me, and the darkness in her eyes almost made my knees weak. “Isn’t it obvious? I’m here to finish what I started.” She gestured to Knox. “My curse was meant to destroy him slowly. Make him suffer. Make him lose everything he loved before finally destroying him completely. But you...” Her eyes narrowed. “You’ve been fighting it, trying to save him, trying to break my beautiful work.” “He doesn’t deserve this,” I said, my voice breaking. “Whatever he did to you—” “Whatever he did?” Agnes’s voice rose, sharp and cutting. “He stabbed me with a stake! I didn't deserve to die!” She took a breath, composing herself. “So yes, he deserves