Chapter 30. To Hell

I still couldn't believe that I lost Titus through betrayal. He was my mentor, the male figure that I looked up to when I was training under him.

He made me the male that I am today. I was stronger because of him, I was an excellent fighter, a male with principles. That was why losing him to betrayal made me grieve just a little bit longer.

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"Magnus?"

I turned as Gerold called my name. Smiling, I wrapped an arm around his shoulder and kissed his cheek. It was a couple of weeks after we got back from Armand's, and we'd been staying at Gerold's cottage. The were-witch kept on saying that he was going to help me out of my grief.

"You're right, new memories, of course," I smiled and wished it would be that easy.

He and Savaric were getting closer as I was keeping my distance from them. They seemed more in-tuned with one another and I was happy for Savaric. The human had too many trust issues in the past and Gerold h