Mine
Because if he did, he might break.
“Heh.” Alan’s low chuckle broke the silence. “You’re all so predictable.”
Frederick turned sharply, his patience gone. “Shut up.”
“Oh, I don’t think I will.” Alan leaned forward in his shackles, his smirk widening. “Because you’re finally seeing it, aren’t you? You can’t ignore it anymore.”
His gaze shifted to Magnus’s unconscious form. “He won’t survive this much longer.”
Frederick’s breath caught in his throat.