FariaAs soon as Corbin slammed the door and locked me in, I ran over to the keyhole to listen. Downstairs, I could hear the clamor of men gathering in the meeting hall. From the few words I could catch of their voices, I could tell that they were busy planning their attack on the Minghelli estate.
The Minghelli estate.
It was about then that the panic set it.
“They’re gonna kill Corbin and Honisha!” I panted. “Once he gets there, they’re gonna kill Corbin, and if she’s not dead yet, Honisha, for good measure. And all because of me!”
A terrible weight of guilt settled in my stomach, so horrible and nauseating that it made me dizzy.
“All of this is my fault,” I told myself. “Honisha and Corbin and Aunt Venus … they’re all gonna be dead, and for no good f*****g reason!”
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