New Relationship & New Family

Nadine was expecting Malachi to say any number of bad things, but the fact that he felt guilty around her was not among them. 

"Guilty...? Why would you-"

"Nadine. Do you remember how we met?" he asked softly. 

"In the gate?"

"Yes, but more specifically; What did you do when we first met?" 

Finally, Nadine fell silent as she became unable to meet Malachi's gaze. "I..."

"Morgan is my mentor. You compelled him, made him kill two men, and held his life hostage until we promised not to hurt you."

Somehow, Nadine seemed to shrink lower and lower at Malachi's words. 

Her actions from the past seemed like a lifetime ago, but they only went back by a couple of months. 

"Like I said, Morgan is my mentor and somebody I idolized. I even told him that I killed you. How can I justify not only keeping you around, but falling in love with you? How can I ever face my friend again?"