Twenty-four • More Questions

•Heather•

I stared at Scott in mild shock. I have never thought of something like that, but wasn't paying evil with evil wrong? Didn't it make things even worse?

"I can already see that you disagree with me," Scott said. "And I don't blame you. It's ridiculous but it takes a thief to catch a thief, right?"

"I don't know what to say about that," I answered honestly.

"I apologize for surprising you with my words but that's how it looks like in my eyes."

"But are there not better ways to sort something like this?"

He hummed thoughtfully. "The King might not look like it, but that man's thoughts are all over the place. He tends to overthink things."

I furrowed my brows in disbelief. Benjamin and overthinking didn't go together. He always looked like he had everything under control that I couldn't even imagine him dwelling over his thoughts for more than necessary.

"What do you think, my Queen?"

Scott's question pulled me out of my thoughts and I looked at him. "About wha