“You should see how Esther has been avoiding me,” I continued. “She’s so confusing. She’s the one who recommended me for the Elite team, but then she acts like I’m some kind of plague.”
Kylan nodded as I vented, quietly listening. “I don’t know anything. All I know is when I asked about Adelaide, everyone was fine answering questions until they suddenly weren’t.”
“I think there’s a reason why they’re still allowing you to walk these halls, and I think there’s a reason why your Uncle didn’t stop you from coming here,” Kylan concluded. “Whatever happened all those years ago, with Adelaide and Alaric—they all had a hand in it, and now they’re just letting you be because of guilt.”
I furrowed my brows. “What makes you say that?”
Kylan’s face grew more tense, and I could tell whatever he wa
