ELENA
My heart pounds furiously , the words playing over and over like a broken spindle that won't stop. My ears tingle with the weight and intensity of the secret that is no longer a secret. I can't believe what I just heard. Rosa planned it. She orchestrated the entire attack. She made a deal with rogues to hurt Drake so she could swoop in and play hero.
I should have known from how urgent she made it sound, the way she made it look like the rogues would change their minds over night, it was all a ploy to get Drake out of the house and stage the heroism just to garner his favour through guilt.
A vibration wriggles through my calves, my hairs hackle as I feel a presence looming behind me. I snap behind in time to catch a nurse brushing past the plastic plant near the artworks, touring
