“You found love, man. Our whole lives, we never thought a Vega would be able to do that. But you managed it. And then I fucked it up. Just like I’m fucking everything up for Flint. He wants the dragon throne more than anything, and taking it will restore balance to his Court. But he can’t do that with me by his side.” He clears his throat one more time, runs a frustrated hand over his hair. “Maybe this is how things were always meant to be.”
