The accusation left Paige Summers reeling, her mind blank for a good while.
'So it's not just me who has a problem with him,' she thought. 'He has plenty of his own complaints about me.'
His words were harsh, but he wasn't wrong about one crucial thing: she really didn't trust him enough. And he didn't trust her, either.
'I'm suddenly so tired...'
After a long silence, she finally pushed his hand away and said wearily, "Because back then, you were tempted."
Marcus Monroe knew what she meant. He didn't try to hide it, instead admitting it readily. "Yes! I was tempted! An army that never ages, dies, or feels pain... of course that was tempting! What man doesn't have the ambition to fight for supremacy in a chaotic world? Everyone wants to reach the top! But what does being tempted even mean? Does it mean I'm going to cooperate with Zombies and wipe out humanity? Or is that what you really think of me? If I were the man I used to be, would you still doubt me?"
