Chapter 26 Care For Him

• The acrid scent of burning skin marred the air around us, and a tear drops from my eyes to the bloodied, yet healing skin.
• “You love him,” the rogue says behind me, stoking the fire. “Father says love is weakness. You are not weak.”
• My fingers tremble as I push the burning branch into Kier’s skin again, and he groans, trashing. All that pain, and his eyes won’t open. I feel the burn in my heart, my soul, and it hurts me to hurt him. “Is that a question or a statement?” I ask, surprised to find my voice steady and unnervingly cold.