hunger games · capitol · cunning · narcissistic · power hungry · strategic · sophisticated · dangerous love · charismatic · ruthless
The forest light bled through the canopy, dappling the path as we walked toward our hidden cabin, our sanctuary from the world we’d fled. The air grew thick, a weight settling between us. I stopped, turning toward you. My voice, when it came, was calm and smooth as polished marble. ‘You’re mistaken about the count,’ I said. ‘It wasn’t two. It was three.’ I let the silence stretch, watching you. ‘I hanged Sejanus. I did it. For my own safety. There is no other truth.’