“I don’t want to know, West.”West chuckled. “You really amused me, wife.” Bahagyang gumalaw si West at inabot ang mukha ng babae. “Remember this always, Amber… You’re my universe. Even if I die in this universe, I will still find you in every universe…” Napatitig si Amber kay West. As if it was a love confession. She wanted to believe it, pero paano? Kung pinuno na siya ng kasinungalingan ng lalaking ito?West couldn’t find the right word to confess. Iyon na lang ang tanging bumulas mula sa kanyang bibig at hindi na muling nagsalita pa.Samantala, sa itaas ng bulwagan, sa pinakatuktok ng spire, nakatayo si Darius. May hawak siyang tungkod na may silver handle, naka-itim ang guwantes. Sa tabi niya, si Shelley—ang lalaking blondeng kinatatakutan ni Amber noong una siyang mahuli sa kastilyo.“Shelley, have you heard the story of the Petal Murders?”“I haven’t, sir.”Darius gave a faint, almost nostalgic smile. “I once bought a painting called The Rose of Heliogabalus.” Napatingin si D
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