“Once you exact revenge, your son will still be dead. You won’t have an heir to sit on your throne. So… what’s the point?”
For a second, Kreshnik stops. He blinks and looks down at the baby in his arms.
It’s like he’s awakening from a bad dream. I’m sure he’s seeing everything around him in a new light.
And it gives me hope. I’m going to save Benjamin and myself… and I’m going to do it without violence.
He tips his head back and cackles. The sound fills the room like a toxic cloud. It makes it hard to breathe.
“You’re so right, Piper,” he says, sarcasm thick in his voice. He holds Benjamin out as if he’s going to hand him to me. “Here’s the baby back. My mistake. Now, we can all be friends, right?”
I know he’s being facetious, but I nod anyway. “We could try.”
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