Chapter 132

"Show them what?"

"That you're not here to change them. That you're here to learn from them. To become part of something rather than trying to remake it in your image."

I stared at him, feeling something shift in my chest. "And how exactly do I show them that?"

His smile was slow, almost mischievous. "The same way you convinced me you were more than just Darius's weapon."

My breath caught. "What?"