Elina POVThe gun felt heavier than it should have. Cold metal kissed my palm, and I stared down at it like it was some otherworldly object, something from a nightmare I couldn’t escape.My heart pounded so hard I thought it might burst, every beat a deafening thrum in my ears.This couldn’t be happening.“Go on, Elina.” Aziel’s voice, low and smooth, was cruelly calm…a knife hidden in silk. His eyes bore into me, cold and unrelenting.“You’re either with me or against me, Elina. Make your choice.”Tears welled in my eyes, blurring the edges of the gun that still rested, accusatory and damning, in my trembling hand. “Please, Aziel…”“Do you hear yourself?” I whispered, tears streaming down my face now. “This isn’t loyalty, this is cruelty! You want to destroy me, Aziel? Is this what you call trust?”“Trust?” he echoed bitterly, his lips pulling into a cruel smile. “If trust could’ve saved me, I wouldn’t wear scars, ma bella. If I trusted everyone who claimed innocence, I’d be rotting
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