Vincent didn’t back down, his eyes shining with that celestial blue. “How could we? You don’t talk to us!” “Why would I?” Now that I had started, there was no holding back. “You cannot relate. You have not lost everything you knew, loved, and cared for. You have a fake crown I provided. You all have a home I made for you. You have each other. What did I gain from my sacrifice?” I knew I was spilling every damned emotion I’d kept buried these last weeks, years, centuries. I knew my words were like whips against bare skin, but I couldn’t stop. “Nothing.” My voice was barely a whisper. “I have
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