Chapter 116 Confrontation

It’s an impossible question and I think he knows it. There’s nothing I wouldn’t do for my brothers, for the empire we’re trying to build. We came from nothing, and now we rule half the city? I obviously take pride in all we’ve accomplished…

But it feels hollow. The only person I really want to celebrate my achievements with is the one person who’s no longer here. Things between Zandra and me were never supposed to happen the way they did, but what we found was better than I ever could have hoped.

“In an ideal world,” I answer, “I’d have both. But if I had to choose… I’d pick her.”

I see no judgment in his eyes, no cause to be defensive. Leo simply nods, opens the door, and steps aside to let someone enter. A woman. One with flowing red hair and startling blue eyes. I’m either seeing a ghost, or I’m looking right at—

“Cassandra?” I breathe. “What are you doing here?”

“I don’t have a lot of time,” she says quickly. “If Dad finds out I’m here, I might as well just shoot myself.”

“What’s