"Forgive me, Father, for I question my faith every time he draws near, his very presence a temptation I cannot resist.”Baron’s POVI woke up to the sound of footsteps. My head throbbed, my throat felt dry, and for a moment, I could not remember where I was. The ceiling above me was unfamiliar, rough stone, nothing like the polished wooden beams of the church. A heavy scent of smoke and something metallic, blood perhaps, lingered in the air.Then memory struck me like a blade: Elias. His gasp. His terrified eyes. His body falling to the ground. The gunshot.I sat up quickly, heart hammering, but the room around me offered no comfort whatsoever. It was bare, dimly lit, the kind of place no man of God should ever find himself. Chains clinked faintly at the far wall, though they weren’t binding me… at least, not yet.“What have you done, Ezreal?” I whispered under my breath. The image of Elias’s lifeless body wouldn’t leave my head. His small frame, so full of life and questions, b
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