Benedict paused by the tall window, the rain casting streaks across his reflection. He stared at himself, at the monster he had willingly become, and smiled. Monsters did not regret. Monsters survived. Let her mother protect her now, he thought, a sneer tugging at his lips. Let her husband shield
Her voice trembled, but her eyes held firm as she lifted them back to Izora’s. “It’s dangerous, Izora. Every day you stay with him, you carry the weight of his enemies, the weight of his choices. And yet…” Her lips curved into a faint, resigned smile. “You are holding up far better than I ever did.”
Benedict paused by the tall window, the rain casting streaks across his reflection. He stared at himself, at the monster he had willingly become, and smiled. Monsters did not regret. Monsters survived. Let her mother protect her now, he thought, a sneer tugging at his lips. Let her husband shield
Her voice trembled, but her eyes held firm as she lifted them back to Izora’s. “It’s dangerous, Izora. Every day you stay with him, you carry the weight of his enemies, the weight of his choices. And yet…” Her lips curved into a faint, resigned smile. “You are holding up far better than I ever did.”
Benedict paused by the tall window, the rain casting streaks across his reflection. He stared at himself, at the monster he had willingly become, and smiled. Monsters did not regret. Monsters survived. Let her mother protect her now, he thought, a sneer tugging at his lips. Let her husband shield
Her voice trembled, but her eyes held firm as she lifted them back to Izora’s. “It’s dangerous, Izora. Every day you stay with him, you carry the weight of his enemies, the weight of his choices. And yet…” Her lips curved into a faint, resigned smile. “You are holding up far better than I ever did.”