He"s telling the truth,But there"s a whole lot in here he won"t say out loud.Alaric nodded. He knew what they had to do, but he didn"t have the stomach to watch it happen. “Go ahead. Try not to kill him.”
Go ahead. Try not to kill him.“No promises.”
No promises.Alaric cradled his injured arm. “Do what you have to. I"ll be in my cabin.” He left the room, closing the door. The prisoner was begging them not to, but then a blanket went up around the office, muffling the sound. He stopped where Riley was leaning against the wall. “If he needs medical attention when Bryan"s done with him, get the new Shade to treat him. I don"t want Mason bothered.”
Riley nodded, but Alaric was already walking away, fatigue pulling on him. He needed to rest and try to process what had happened.
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