Nero Blood

ays. Nova will be given the supplies to complete whatever you hired her to c

nds his hand out to Cyrillius, who doesn’t look like

ard one of the soldiers. “Take thi

ick bow to Cyrillius. He steps toward Edan,

eyes flash to mine and h

from each other on this terri

ur roles to p

as I can and I pray that he can feel

with a sly little smile at me, he turns, an

e more, leaving me here alone with th

is remarkab

lius, and I immediately see it

uncrosses his legs and sits forward, bracing his elbows on his knees. “I have work

and I hate how much I c

ther, turning them white. “You have a minimal degree. Your marks were all at the top of your cl

he’s studying me, trying to u

to my stomach. “Whips. Guns. Swords. Bombs. Arrows. You’ve come up with

e and more clear as Cyrillius compliments

he sincerity in it, and I swear there’s a hint of reverence in it. “You’ve done rema

nto my skin, because I k

ou to wor

my head. “I would never,

by my answer, he

Nothing would be outside your reach. You may hold on to the belief that this galaxy is black a

ly one foot between us. “Imagine what you could c

away from his gaze. Maybe when he started talking about right and wrong. Maybe when he

he whispers it right into my ear, reaching down into the pit of my stomach

may have lost your soul a long time ago, Cyrillius.

tell, he thinks he’s going to be able to

hair and rests his hands on its back. “I’d like to give y

, she jerks me to my feet, and marches me back toward the d

e smile, watching a

lush bed, comfortable carpet beneath my feet, clean white curtains over th

cked. There are ba

’t le

priso

before leaving. I hear the lock sl