"Do you want me to live?" I choke the words out, nearly a sob, head pounding.
Maven steps into my cell and this time I do not move away. I stay in my place on the cold ground, waiting to see how he responds.
He stops right in front of me, crouching down. He puts a hand out to push the hair out of my face and I let him. He is oddly gentle and an unreadable expression takes over his face.
"Of course I do," he finally says, an inkling of pain on his pale face. "And I can have you live."
This is my take on what would have happened if Mare chose Maven in the Bowl of Bones.
Spoiler Warning: This will contain spoilers from Red Queen and may contain spoilers from other books in the series.
***All characters and anything from the original work belong to the respective author, Victoria Aveyard.***
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A dark, bitter laugh escapes my throat. Lover. As if Maven and I have ever approached love. Loneliness. Desperation. Sorrow. A void filled with the closest body, not healing, but deepening. Love only to fools and beggars.
To anyone else, we are a curse.
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Mare wasn't rescued by the Scarlet Guard. She takes matters into her own hands.
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