Nadia
“These people you’ve been treating today?” Cole says, looking at each of us in turn. “They’re not the people you saw running away last night. Some of these – many of them – were the die-hards clearing the path for Slaken to escape.”
“s**t,” I whisper, shaking my head at the Prince. “So, he’s gone?”
“Wait, sorry,” Grace says, leaning forward and looking fascinatedly between us. “What’s a Slaken?”
Cole smirks at me for a moment, realizing that I truly did keep my promise of secrecy. Shayne scoffs at me, figuring out the same thing at the same moment. But Cole just nods and quickly fills the pair in. Something in my chest glows like a happy little firefly to see him trust my best friends so easily – I mean, they’re wonderful people and he couldn’t put his trust in a better spot.
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