Chapter SixTURNED OUT MY STUBBORNNESS could be quite persistent. While Shiki was there, I made an effort to be civil to Cristian. I was careful to keep our interactions brief, which helped, but all the negativity was safely away. I spent most of my time with Shiki, discussing the situation I was in and what my options were, but nothing was certain. Until we had a clear picture of who had ordered the assassination, I was just making guesses, some wilder than the others.
The moment Shiki left, things changed. Without him acting as a shield, I had to devise a different plan, and that was to avoid Cristian like the plague. It wasn’t difficult to accomplish. Mostly because Cristian was helping. He only interacted with me when pressed to do so, and that didn’t happen often.
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