Chapter 172

• MILLICENT
• She tilted her head as her eyes moved between all three of us. “Look at them,” she said. “They don’t even hate you. They can't even help but idolise you when they're in your presence. They wanted to be like you and I can see it but you don't. It's evident just open your eyes and see it. But they're guarded, just like you. But what else would u expect of boys who grew up watching the man they worship make the same blind mistakes over and over again?”
• Her words landed like stones hitting water. Ripples of shock spread through the room.