“You really know what must be done?” she repeated, full of hope. When Thorn turned towards her, brows arched with satisfaction, Ophelia knew that it wasn’t a figment of her imagination: he was smiling. An almost imperceptible smile, certainly, but a smile all the same. “I just need to eliminate you from the equation,” he said to her. Ophelia got up, fired with emotion. The next moment, the ground started to shake and all went dark.
