CHAPTER 32
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Akira stepped closer to Thalia's twisted body and felt something shift in her chest. Not pity exactly, but a very uneasy knot in the pit of her stomach. She wondered if she was involved in whatever had happened to Thalia. She thought of Beth right away—Beth had told her that Thalia accepted not to say a word, which was quite surprising. Yet, she believed it because she trusted Beth. The time frame also felt too short for someone like Thalia, who was her sworn enemy. Beth had also refused to tell her anything more when Akira asked what she had used to blackmail Thalia into silence. Instead, Beth was more focused on changing the bed and sheets than on explaining how she had managed to convince Thalia not to speak to Lyra or Madam Estelle.
Akira narrowed her ga
