She sighed, leaning into Isaac as Raith and Nikki watched the hallway for a moment. “He’s asleep,” Zoey whispered. “I can’t believe this; we finally had something right going on. Zane finally was free of this beast, after all the years.” “Seeing things from, well, behind his eyes was hard enough… but now that Maledictus has his own form,” Raith shook his head. “I can’t even imagine what he’s going through.” “Before Serena… I don’t think Zane would’ve been able to handle it honestly. After Serena came in, Zane changed for the better. I know you were watching, Raith, so I’m sure you can attest for that.” “Not only Zane though,” Nikki smiled, “I may have only met Serena earlier this year, but watching her handle her power-hungry, Council-seated asshole brother, Keith, an—” “Why would they even give him a seat? He was so young,”
