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You must kill her

Author: Livite
last update publish date: 2026-01-19 20:01:25

Chapter Twenty-Nine

Silas’s POV

The girl was broken. Good. Broken tools are easy to reshape. But fear and orders make a resentful servant. What I needed was a devoted weapon. For that, she needed a story. A beautiful, terrible story that was hers alone.

I had the healer fix the worst of her bruises. Let her sleep on a soft bed. Comfort makes the next hit hurt more.

She came into my study when I called. She moved carefully, like her bones might crack. Her eyes were flat. Empty. Perfect.

“Sit,” I
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