ACE OF HEARTS
That's the problem - I considered myself family," I said, my voice shaking.
I think they had finally begun to analyze the string of things I had said, but it was too late because now everything was clear.
While I loved them, and I could give my life for them, they only appreciated me - an ephemeral and replaceable feeling.
Damn, I had told them, I loved them, but that feeling had arisen twisted and macabre for the wolves.
My neck bore the mark of their family, my chest bore the mark of their brotherhood - the ace of hearts carved with ink - but that seemed to not be enough for them.