*CHLOE* .
“What’s wrong with the wards?” I finally managed to ask, stammering out like an awkward teenager in hopes of steering the attention away from myself. I could tell that Adrian was still looking at me, his gaze hard and unreadable, staring hard at me like if he looked hard enough he would make me confess all that I was hiding. And I had to look away, if I didn’t, I just might have opened my mouth and spilled out all my secrets.
Adrian pursed his lips and gave me a look that told me knew that I was deflecting, and was not ready to let the topic go. He opened his mouth to say something, and I felt my heart stop as anticipation squeezed my heart tight in its fists. Thankfully, Jonas spoke up before Adrian could speak his mind.
“Something’s been coming in through the wards. We thi
