Mia
“No need to, this is still within my calculations.”
I said it calmly, then I looked at him again.
“Just promise me something.”
His gaze lifted slightly.
“What?”
A brief silence settled between us before I spoke again.
“Please protect my father and my brother during the time I’m here,” I said softly. “Until the trials are over.”
My fingers curled faintly against my lap as I continued, my thoughts tightening at the edges.
I didn’t fully trust Isaac. Something about the way he had acted earlier kept replaying in my mind, and I couldn’t ignore the feeling that something might happen in my absence.
“I suspect Isaac greatly,” I added quietly, my voice lowering slightly, “and I don’t know what he would do while I’m not there. Especially since my father is still unconscious.”
I paus
