Elsa
I stared at him, trying to process what he was saying. It was clear now—he had already begun to suspect, to distrust her long before things came to a head. But that didn’t change the fact that, at the end of the day, he had still made a choice. A choice to let her die when he could have saved her.
“If she hadn’t cheated on you, would you have gotten the antidote?” I asked softly, the question hanging heavy between us.
Adam’s eyes widened, and I could see him searching for an answer, struggling to find the right words. But none came. The silence stretched, deafening and damning. That silence told me everything I needed to know. He wouldn’t have risked everything, even for someone he thought he loved. He hadn’t been willing to give up his power, his position, even for the chance to s
