VERGIL:
The first thing I do when I get back to the palace is to call an emergency meeting between Byron and Selene.
“No one, and I mean no one, should know that I have my memory back. Not even Lily.” My gaze lingers on Selene. “Is that understood?” She nods, though I can see the hesitation in her eyes.
Then I turn to Byron.
“I want my wife out of confinement. Make something up about the reason why Mathew went to jail, or how the lie came about. I don’t care how. Just get it done.”
He bows silently.
They both leave.
Call me insane, but the way she treated me when I walked into that room... I can’t stop thinking about it. The tenderness. The raw worry, and the way she held me like I was the only thing in the world that mattered. Maybe she loves me better when my memory is gone. Or ma
