18 Loyalties
Ophelia had thrown up twice in the last week. On one hand, she wanted Rosalind and Lysander to return and get the whole confrontation over with. On the other hand, she hoped Knox had failed utterly and they hadn’t seen Mohan at all.
Yes, change needed to come. Yes, the children needed to be free from Teacher and return to their families, maybe even enroll at IAS.
But what would it cost? Would Ophelia be—
But she locked that question away. Cassius had assured her he would take care of it. Ophelia had pressed him several times in private, but he never shared his plan, only winked.
“I’ve got this,” Cassius would say.
Rosalind and Lysander walked down the stairs into the damp parking lot. Rosalind had her eyes on only Teacher. It was Lysander who scanned the room and found
