From the standpoint of "justice and morality," Liam Valerian was undoubtedly the one who deserved to die far more than Silas. Liam was the archetypal monster—a sadistic, overbearing heir who crushed everyone under the weight of his family’s influence, while Silas was the heroic protagonist seeking retribution.
But who cares about justice when you’re the one inhabiting Liam’s body?
Since my identity could no longer be changed, I could only apologize to Silas and ask him to kindly go die in my place. Faced with the stark reality of survival, any lingering sense of righteousness I possessed as a reader vanished, replaced by cold, hard instinct.
On the other side of the pavilion, the expressions of Richard and Isabella Valerian had turned grave. For their son to be so solemn about killing s
