Gunnar POV
The punishment for secrets unshared arrived first.
Mr. Bennett lifted the silver cloches from Ayla's and Dally's plates.
I leaned forward. Then I immediately wished I hadn't. The steaks beneath the silver domes had disappeared beneath hundreds of writhing white larvae.
Even I felt my stomach turn, and I wasn’t going to have to eat it!
Ayla covered her mouth. For a second, I honestly thought she was going to throw up. She closed her eyes. Took one slow breath. Then another.
When she opened them again, there was something quietly determined about her.
She picked up her fork. The first bite looked physically painful. Her nose wrinkled. Her shoulders trembled. She swallowed anyway. I couldn't stop watching her.
She looked miserable. I mean, completely f*****g miserable, and
