"No!"Zara's voice passed through the air as Lucian stepped away from them, she immediately reached for him, but Kael caught her wrist before she could move."Kael, let me go!""We don't have time." "We can't leave him!" She said, she looked worried for him."We don't have a choice, it's either he comes with us and we all die or he stays behind and we're saved."Behind Lucian, the Belmar soldiers spread out across the rooftop, their weapons were raised high. They weren't rushing him anymore because they had just realized something. The Codex wasn't in his hands.Lady Eveline stepped onto the roof, her dark cloak billowing behind her. Her eyes swept over Lucian, then settled on Zara. For a briefest second, Zara saw disappointment written all over her face."So," Lady Eveline said, "You gave it away."Lucian turned the knife in circles slowly between his fingers."I suppose I did, maybe.""You've always been so sentimental, I'm not surprised.""No." He smiled at her tiredly, " I learn
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