CHAPTER TEN The Master's Message“Like who said?” I pushed away her cold fingers and tugged the dress back over my shoulders. The fabric hung loose at my back, but I didn’t care. The bee mark sickened me, heralding my end and I had failed already. Lily sat back on her heels and wrinkled her nose.
“The Master. He gave you his coat after hiding me in the pocket. Sorrel didn’t want to come, but the Master made him.”
“Limah.” I closed my eyes as I breathed his name, conjuring up his honest dark eyes and unruly hair in my memory. “I wish I had listened to him more while I had the chance. My head refuses to grasp the knowledge that I can never see him again.”
Lily sighed. “I loved him very much.”
“And I.” The admission startled me. I didn’t recall ever thinking such a thing before, yet speaki
