Chapter 14
“So many lives have been lost at my hand; so many hearts destroyed, both figuratively and literally. Still, there will be more before the day is done. I will have to kill; I will have to slay in order to keep the one I love safe. I must unleash the darkness just one more time. I hope she can forgive me for what I have to do.” ~Trik
Cassie could feel him pulling away, putting distance between them. She watched as he laced up his boots, such a human task, and yet he did it with the grace of an otherworldly being. He didn’t look at her, but she knew that he could feel her eyes on him. Finally, after a morning of quiet, he stood and met her stare.
“What, Cassandra?”
“I know that today isn’t going to be pretty. I know that there will be casualties and that you are going to have t
