I thought I’d experienced numbness of the mind, but the way I feel right now doesn’t compare to anything I’ve experienced before.
Viper is gone. She’s truly gone.
And it’s all my fault.
I’ve never hesitated before. Not when it came to the enemy. But was Slade an enemy? Was he really so far gone that he wasn’t savable?
When I saw what had happened to him, I knew that Draven had used whatever bullshit he’d been testing on people back at his compound. I watched as body after body was dragged out of those doors. Whatever had gotten ahold of them was brutal and unforgiving.
But I could see that Slade was fighting to hold onto some sliver of himself. He hadn’t shifted fully, and I could see the pain etched in his features. He didn’t want to hurt Viper. I don’t think he truly wanted to
