Gideon’s Pov.
I gave Evelyn a long kiss before I left. The smile she gave me made warmth creep into the darkest corners of my heart.
If I was to be honest, she was the only thing keeping me sane. I’ve thought about destruction more times than I’ve thought about anything else. The urge to kill everyone including myself was something that’d never leave my mind for the past few days.
I couldn’t describe what I felt. The kind of pain I carried. But every time I think about her, somehow, the bad thoughts flickers away.
As I made my way down the stairs with Blake, I could already hear Soren’s voice. Like a snake, urging everyone patiently, calmly, to see the holes in my decision to join the election.
He and his group of followers were already gathered but I couldn’t be bothered about t
