Chapter 49
After knocking out a guard and stealing his clean uniform, Sentry looks like he belongs in the castle again. He holds his pike like he was born with it.
The guard still had his normal face. Whatever is happening, it’s happening only to a select few.
I run after Sentry down the twilight halls of Midnight Castle. Of all the places to be during this eerie night, the castle is probably the scariest.
A woman drifts on by. Her eyes are closed and her lips are the color of her skin. My blood runs cold as I recognize Dahlia.
I hold myself from calling out her name. Silver drilled into me the dangers of revealing other people’s secrets. These days, even a hint of an accusation is enough to get a person killed.
Besides, Dahlia wouldn’t hear me. She no longer has ears. Sentry would,
