Evelyn’s POV
Kane’s statement caused my eyes to grow wide with a mix of worry and disbelief. I used all of my reserved strength to sit up and face him.
“You can’t do that,” I protested.
“The hell I can’t!” he fumed. “After what I’ve just been told, I have half a mind to go room by room and end their lives myself. None of them is even conscious; it would be considered a mercy killing.”
I clenched my jaw. “After all of the work I’ve been putting in, you can’t just put an end to it all!”
He scowled. “So what if you’re able to help them? Is it worth losing your life over this?”
“Yes, because at least here I know that I’m actually worth something more than some role in a contract!” I shouted back. My voice broke off at the end.
All the air had seized in my lungs. Goddamnit.
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