Thirty-Four
Numbness.
This was all he felt.
Björn stared at Annie. While she took her last breath, everything inside of him felt numb. He shifted his gaze to the one who had killed her. Brennan, the monster who was half machine, half human. This was not how this was supposed to go. He was only trying to buy time. To protect Annie. To save her. But instead, he had killed the only person who had truly loved him. And whom he had truly loved, with all his heart. It had cost him everything to say no to her. To reject her. He was a monster. Always had been. His hands trembled.
What have I done? What have I done?
Adama came running into the room, and he held Annie, tears streaming from his eyes. He had known it all along.
Björn’s heart pounded against his chest. Faster. Faster. Faster. He w
