NYSERA My body stiffened after hearing those words. It's not just the plan itself that made my senses stop, but also the way he spoke it. It's predatory, heavy, and threatening. Even if it's just a vague presentation of what he has in mind, my mind seemed to imagine the things that they specifically want to do. My hand flew to my mouth as I stopped myself from breathing through it loudly. Doing so will reveal me from my hiding spot, and I can't afford to be seen now — not now where I need to hear more of what they planned to do. I need to get every bit of information, and inform Alaric about it. "Are you suggesting that we stage a homicide for that rogue?" one of them asked as if it is just a normal thing to say. Why does it seem like they have done it before? And Silas, he seemed rel

