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“As the queen of an empire where hundreds of employees and families rely on me, I make it my duty to know”

Langston jumps in “It doesn’t concern you, not anyoing after you”

That gets ston in surprise He quit I look for the lie in his eyes, but I don’t find it

His frown lightens slightly when I look at him

“You don’t get to quit None of us do,” Enzo says

We both snap our heads in his direction “I quit I used to be part of this fao I ritten out of this faston wants to quit, he can quit”

No one responds

And then Kai smirks “At least our plan worked You two don’t want to kill each other anymore; you want to kill us I can live with that if it ”

Her eyes say she knows that we’ve doneWe’ve fucked each other, and if circu each other until we no longer want to fuck any person

But I feel Phoenix’s gaze

I’m the devil I fucked another woot e It was still a sin—one that I don’t regret I still hurt the wo my son

I close my eyes, unable to deal withto soothe h the empty place in my chest where my heart once beat The only heart I have is for that of my son And I’m more conflicted about what to do about him than ever

“Come on, it’s late; let’s leave the lovebirds alone,” Kai says, not h she sits next to Phoenix

Finally, I letat me Ifa hole straight through it

Kai stands up and grabs Enzo’s hand, dragging him behind her