VICTORIA'S POVThe glass shattered against the far wall, shards catching the light like glittering teeth.“I gave you everything!” I screamed, pacing the narrow space of the safehouse like a caged animal. My heels clicked furiously against the floor, the sound sharp and erratic. “I gave him years of loyalty, blood, strategy, everything – and for what? For her?”No answer. Just the quiet flicker of a half lit candle and the sting of alcohol in the air.I turned sharply, eyes darting to the window, then the door, then the cracked mirror leaning against the wall. My reflection stared back at me, eyes wild, lips smeared with what was once a perfect crimson.Look at you. Unraveling like a cheap spool of thread.The front door creaked open.I didn’t flinch. Only one person was stupid enough – or desperate enough – to come here without knocking.“Don’t you knock anymore, Malachi?” I said without turning, picking up another glass and inspecting it like I might throw it too.“You’re slipping,”
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