37. Maddox

It’s all or nothing. Honour or betrayal.

I could easily walk away from all this, run to Nikolai, and warn him about Genevieve and the plans Luna Ruth has for his father. To confess, maybe have some dignity intact. But what use is dignity when one ends up hanging from the East Wall.

However, there is no way Zena is going to let what I did to her go When the next communications arrive, it will be with my death warrant attached. If she’s made it to Cillian anyway.

She might be skulking on her own somewhere like normal. Putting on leather jackets and red lipstick to twist another man into pieces.

Tired and exhausted after driving the motorbike all night, I arrived for my morning shift in the nick of time. Everything seems to have shifted. The huge White Forest castle and its square gravelled courtyard. Gleaming turrets, guard nooks, and flags flying. It’s like I’m only just seeing everything for the first time.

Because my gut tells me I won’t be looking at it for much longer.

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