[Damian]

I stood outside the room, suddenly anxious as some part of me wondered why I had come there in the first place. Initially, I told myself that it was a visit of courtesy; that’s at least what I convinced myself to think. However, my counterpart would not allow the farce any longer—Ghost knew better than I, the real reason as to why I showed up.

“We are here now, Damian,” Ghost echoed in my ear. “Let us not waste a trip because of your stubborn pride.”

I shook myself from my ...