“That’s right, let it all out. Consume everything in the name of hate!” Shade whispered, reveling in Titus’s anger.

“We didn’t know—” the colonel began.

“So, not knowing is a good enough excuse when it’s on your side?” Titus interrupted. “Well, I don’t know what happened that night, but I don’t mourn their death.

“Let’s say for an instant I did kill them. I spent…” Titus tried to throw his hands up, but he couldn’t because of the cuffs. His body jerked at the attempt. “I don’t know…centuries imprisoned in the Dreamlands. I had to fight to stay alive. I was five. When I finally woke up, everyone wanted to puni...

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