Shadows Of Deception
I couldn’t kill her, not anymore, but I could make her existence insignificant…alive, but rendered powerless, unable to threaten my plans.
I tapped my foot against the floor, the sound a steady beat of frustration as my mind whirled.
They were delaying me, holding up the progress I needed.
I had a plan, a carefully laid-out scheme, but it hinged on Ivy’s capture, on extracting every last drop of information she held.
My thoughts lingered, fixated on the idea of control, of having her right where I wanted, no longer a wild card that could tip everything over.
I sat there for a moment, staring at the bookshelves lined with volumes of knowledge and rules, the pillars of my world.
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