Rough and Tumble, Chapter 157: Harsh Truths
Chapter 157: Harsh Truths
“You shake. You quake.” Blight’s gentle mockery shifted, seeming to come from above, below, behind. Pigeons scattered, and a rabbit leapt from its burrow, streaking away. “Are you angry with me … or yourself?”
Ethan winced. Was Zeke hurting because he’d failed to get rid of this threat?
“He breaks. He bleeds,” crooned the demon. “But we are not to blame.”
“You knew he would not be able to resist!”
“He chose; he fell.” His tone turned flinty. “These are just consequences.”
Choked by anger, rattled by regrets, Ethan was unprepared for what happened next.
Blight stepped into the open.
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