“You’re making a mistake,” I say, my voice trembling. “I’m not important.”
A rough laugh escapes him.
“That’s not for you to decide.”
Cassian’s gaze turns toward us, and I see his eyes widen when he sees me in the arms of one of them. He takes a step forward and stops when I feel the hot trickle sliding down my neck.
“Release my companion,” says my captor.
Cassian is holding one of them, his neck bent at an unnatural angle. He’s dead. Cassian obeys and lets the lifeless body drop to the ground. He brushes the dust off his cloak without taking his eyes off us.
“What do you want?”
“You haven’t figured it out yet?”
I can feel his smile behind my neck.
“You’re an i***t if you think I care enough about her for you to use her as leverage.”
“You don’t get it.”
I feel teeth sink into my
