Elias stood ten feet away, with his phone in his hand and his face unreadable.
“Tracking app,” he said evenly. “You turned it off last night. I had to turn it back on.”
His calm scared me more than shouting would have. For a second, I wished the ground would just open up and swallow me whole.
The air between us felt uncomfortable. I felt goosebumps, as I tried to stay calm.
Alaric moved beside me, quietly but protective, his body angled just enough to block me from view.
“Elias,” I said quietly, my throat dry. “Please don’t.”
He raised his hand, shutting me up. “Don’t. Just don’t.”
His eyes were on mine, not just staring at me but unraveling me, from the inside out.
“You lied. Again.”
The pendant around my neck suddenly felt heavier, like it was choking the life out of me. I touch
