|| Part 21

As he stood there, listening to her words, his entire being felt as if it had been frozen in time. He found himself locked in a gaze with her, unable to look away from her moist eyes. It was as if a spell had been cast upon him, and her eyes were the only thing he could see. He was under her control, completely and utterly. 

Her eyes held a power that rendered him helpless. 

“Why…do you..h-hate me—”