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"I knew you would cback for your little friend."
The cold, sharp points of the spears pressed against our backs felt like nothing compared to the bite of Mila's
words. God, | felt like a stupid little child in that moment. We had walked straight into a trap. A rather obvious
one, at that. How foolish were we for thinking that it would be so easy to walk right into Mila's palace without
running into a single guard?
| felt my heart clench in my chest as | looked upon the scene that was waiting for me: Mila, standing in the
middle of the morgue with Luke at her side. He was kneeling beside her with a metal collar around his neck and
a chain that led straight to Mila's hand.
Like a dog.
"Let him go, Mila," Enzo growled, attempting to take a step forward.
A low growl rumbled in the back of his throat, but he stopped nonetheless. There was nowhere he could go. It
was either into one spear or another. Because the moment he had moved, another spear had appeared at his
front just as quickly as it had at his back.
"I must say, you two really crackup." Mila smirked. "Coming back for your friend like this is so endearing and
yet... it's so, so stupid."
Enzo let out another low growl, to which Mila merely chuckled and folded her arms across her chest. The chains
in her hands clinked together as she did so, and | saw Luke's neck jerk a bit. But he didn't lift his head. He just
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"Oh, how sweet," Mila continued patronizingly, "But unfortunately, being sweet is a weakness in this world.
Guards, cuff them."
Before | knew it, those damned silver ropes were being bound against my wrists again. The silver burned and
seared against my flesh, but | hardly felt it. My senses were locked on two things: the sharp end of the spear still
pressed against my lower back, and my dear friend kneeling in front of me, his head bowed.
"At least let Luke go, Mila," | pleaded as the ropes were bound around us. "He is of no consequence to your grand
plan. Please, he's innocent."
"Innocent?" Mila chuckled again, the sound darker and more malevolent this time. "How can you call him
innocent when he plotted right along with you, all because of a pointless promise? And besides, even if | set him
free, | don't think he would leave anyway. This poor little lost puppy would follow you to the ends of the earth." |
felt my throat close up at Mila's words. It was true; Luke had made a promise toto be my protector. Not once
had he broken it. And thanks to that, he was here because of me. He was in danger because of me.
Just like everyone else who cinto my life.
"Luke," | murmured, "you don't need to stay by my side. Please, just go home."
But Luke merely shook his head. For the first tsince we had returned, he finally spoke. His voice was low and
gravelly, like iron being raked over hot coals. Had he been screaming? Had Mila been torturing him?
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