The whisper was faint. Desperate.
Georgia's breath caught.
Anna.
Her head snapped up. The warriors tensed.
Oh God. They heard her too.
"Anna!"
Georgia's voice cracked as she lurched forward, eyes scanning the dimly lit room, her pulse hammering against her ribs.
The warriors tensed, their hands instinctively moving toward their weapons.
"Where are you? Are you okay?" Georgia's breath hitched. "Talk to me!"
Silence.
Then
A rustling.
A sharp gasp.
And then a frantic whisper.
"I'm here" Anna's voice came from somewhere close, trembling, barely above a breath. "I'm hiding."
Relief crashed into Georgia like a wave, leaving her dizzy.
The warriors had lied. They hadn't taken Anna to the palace.
But that meant
They were
