17/03/2026 20:29

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That makes me as evil as him, doesn't it? You don't know the half of it. He is always there behind everything, like a great dark storm. No doubt Karl has told you I am a complete monster. Charlotte was a creature she had never been able to control.

If I ignore him, will he go away? She fell asleep. He looked at her, quizzical and amused. But afterwards—and whether he lived or died I did not want to know—desolation overcame me. It's for the best.