“Aye.”
“B-but, why?”
“It is the only way.”
“The only way towhat, Caleb?”
“Fulfill my vow. Get my soul back. Stop the world from ending. What does it matter so long as it’s true?”
“It fucking matters to me. If this was the plan all along, why make me fall in love with you?”
“Things don’t always go to plan. But you were a persistent little thing.”
That blow landed just as I’d hoped. This would be easier if she hated me.
“Why didn’t you just let me die when that demon stabbed me? Then none of this would have happened.”
I clenched my jaw and fought a wave of bitterness at the cruelty of fate. Then I leveled my gaze on her, letting the hammer fall.
“It’s not you who has to die.”