82
Kerina
Lace invites us to spend the night. Raider has a connection who can get a message to Ryen. Then we just have to wait until he makes contact to see if he’s found out anything.
‘Do you think Lariel is okay?’ I ask Vera.
‘Can’t you see I’m trying to get my beauty sleep?’
‘Why? Do you want to impress Elgee?’
Vera sits up. ‘What?’
‘I’ve seen the sneaky looks and hushed conversations you have with him.’
‘You’re imagining things, I promise you. Besides, you’re one to talk.’
‘I don’t know what you mean,’ I say, snuggling down further below the blanket. ‘I think it is you who is imagining things.’
It’s Vera’s turn to snort. ‘Are you telling me the painfully obvious avoidance of Saxon is just my imagination? The fleeting looks when you think nobody is watching is just my imaginat
