Page 67 of A Court of Darkness

“I’m so happy you chose to join me, Violence.”

His words echo into the emptiness.

Cameron, the Book of Severed Souls, my mother’s death, my terrible choices; they all led to this.

My father’s mysterious and dangerous intentions led to this.

What was it all for?I’ll figure it out if it’s the last thing I do. The fastest way to do that is to remain right where I am.

For a long time, all I hear is the severe rhythm of my heart.

Emotion and pain and strength resound within my soul.

It isn’t the sound of weakness.

It is the sound of vengeance.

The End