The next morning.

The veterinarian had treated the birds and asked who abused them, but Benjamin didn’t have an answer yet.

Benjamin didn’t go to the rooftop. The parrots were still resting on his bed. Because their nails and part of their feet were crushed, the veterinarian said, they might never be able to stand, much less walk properly again.

Their situation didn’t even let him sleep. He felt guilty because if not for him taming them, they might have left the villa, and they would still be l