***BLAKE***

I stood beside the window, staring at the rising sun—my mind clouded with a weight I couldn't fully understand. The lie I told for power is now consuming everything I have to sustain it. And that is why I've decided—I will make that lie become the truth.

Then suddenly, a knock.

“Who's there?” My voice tired and furious.

“It's me Dylan.” Voice, shaky. I guess he's scared of me too. Well, who cares?

“Come in.” He tilted the door open slowly, his face glued to the ...