TRINITY’S POV
“It- it was my idea. She was only d-doing what I t-told her. I-I’m the one- the one to blame,” Stone wheezed, his massive frame trembling with fear and pain.
He was looking into the face of his own death and we both knew it. It made me feel like a coward, but I couldn’t bear to watch him die because of me. The Gamma was so brave, so loyal. And for what? My bond with Jaxom had brought him nothing but pain and suffering. I squeezed my eyes shut, waiting for the crunch of bone or a final anguished cry.
When none came, I opened them to find Warren’s face not three inches from my own, a grotesque smile curling his bloodied lips.
“Silly girl, you can’t lie on the floor like that,” he rasped, drawing out each word as if he was addressing a disobedient child. “What would the d
