Lilith pov

He was stupid.

Kael was really a stupid man.

“Your crime is letting those people die. Your crime is backing away from your responsibility. Your crime is having the conscience to abandon the lives of those who needed you.”

My hands clenched tightly at my sides as I stared down at him. His eyes remained fixed on me, unfocused, dazed, as if his mind was slowly processing every word I had just said. And when it finally did—

A tear slipped down his cheek.

Then another.

And then…

“Aaah!”

He screamed.

A raw, strangled sound tore from his throat as he clutched his head with both hands and...