“You were number one. Sorry I couldn’t tell you earlier. I didn’t know. None of us did. None of your constituents did, either.” I got up from her chair. She wandered to it like a wraith, her eyes gazing sightlessly. “Sit down,” I said, “before you fall over.”
“You’re lying,” she whispered, her voice choking back tears.
“Only when it suits me, but you’ll be able to test the truth of what I say. You know that, so you know I’m not lying.”
“Why?” she gasped.
“Power. That’s the only thing we seek when love’s gone, and love is gone.”
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