Murdered? I mouthed.
Murdered?Sometimes, a human in Durnbone was hard to murder, but how could someone terminate the demon queen’s life? Surely, she had security, people to protect her. And she was supposed to step down soon anyway.
“By me,” Xorgor said.
“You killed her?” I clarified.
Maxine frowned and glanced nervously at me. “S-She deserved it for what she did to Xorgor.”
“The f**k you mean?” Thayer asked Xorgor. “What did she do to you?”
“I don’t want to talk about it,” Xorgor growled between jagged teeth.
“So, you’re going to do it?” Thayer asked. “You’re going to lead the demons?”
“I don’t want to lead, but she gave me no choice in the matter.”
“You f*****g have to do this, or the demon world will go to s**t,” Thayer said.
“Like it hasn’t already,” Xorgor snarled, nervousne
