Claimed by the Fallen King
But even if it were true, how am I supposed to reconcile his tenderness with me and his murder of my dad?
Either way, I’m scared of what the answer might be, so in the end, I don’t ask Max about it. I just shift on the uncomfortable stone floor where I’m leaning against the wall next to the bars of my cell door. Closing my eyes, I let Max’s soothing voice transport me to a fictional world of villains and thievery.
“Nicodemus felt around the pitch-dark corridor, shuffling along blindly,” Max reads. I’m nervous for the character of Nicodemus, and honestly it’s a relief to be nervous about someone’s situation other than my own for once.
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