The one who approached me was none other than Dominic.
Our eyes met.
My chest tightened with unease. I turned my eyes toward Adrian.
“Adrian,” I said, trying to keep my voice steady. “What was that I just heard?”
I attempted to sit up, my body still weak from everything that had happened earlier. But before Adrian could answer me, one of the elders stepped forward and spoke in a firm tone.
“You have to tell her the truth,” the elder said. “Don’t drag this out any longer.”
I turned to Adrian. He looked at me, and I could see it clearly in his eyes. Guilt.
I looked back and forth between them. My chest felt heavy. My mind raced with a thousand possible answers, but none of them made sense.
“What’s going on?” I asked, voice almost a whisper. “What is it that I’m supposed to know?”
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