That’s impossible.” She added.

“That’s the drill. You know it’s impossible no matter how brutal you are to kill a hundred people.”

Mia’s expression showed her persistence in knowing how he freed himself. He saw that. He held her gaze, refusing to look away.

“They believe I did. I had to provide evidence of a hundred people who’ve been dead by my hands. It was the only way I could claim freedom. The only way I could choose something different. Choose… you.”

Her breath ...