No one knew of their affair, of the time they had spent together in secret when she had come to him in the hospital. Of the time when she had begged him to change, to mend his ways and see the light— They thought he changed for other reasons, because it was the right thing to do —and he supposed they were correct.
Except it had been her that had shown him the way; only her.
But magic always comes with a price, and the Shadow takes what cannot be returned; always, always, it will bring ruin—and he knew that—he knew the very power of the Shadow, what it would do, and he had warned her, told her, to stay away, to stay where it was safe.
Why didn't she listen to him?!