Torin
Valen hadn’t returned from New Orleans. Just as I felt him leaving, he would be able to sense my departure as well. The bond between us was disturbing but useful. My baby brother still held hope that I wouldn’t perish with the Shadow King. I wanted to tell him that there was no out for me but Tobias was hopelessly optimistic. He was the light in my darkness. Together we balanced each other.
The better twin was going to live which was all that mattered.
While Valen was gone, I could think in peace. Him raging in my head was intrusive and crippling on an emotional level. Valen once had a wife and child. This vendetta and irony were stemmed around Kaio.
Love makes you do some crazy things. Isn’t it the one thing we all need?
Walking into his room, I paused at the threshold. I expec
