I pulled the tape recorder out from under the nightstand and pushed the stop button. I didn’t get much. Silas had only mentioned Osiris and killing my– I mean Kian. I hoped it was enough to convince him. I started to walked out of my room door when I heard loud, rushed footsteps. And then Kian stood in my doorway. And I was hit by such an immense wave of fear. I could see all over his face that he was angry.
But I had to do this. Silas had plans to kill him. Osiris wants to overthrow him. Suddenly I felt really stupid for having staked Silas. Perhaps Kian would have rathered him alive to question or something. “I had to,” I said, holding up the tape recorder so he could see it. Kian didn’t look up from Silas’ ashes. His chest began to rise and fall quickly. All of the hair on my body sto
