I felt my eyebrows shoot into my hairline at his blunt statement. It was amazing to me how he was able to speak those words so matter-of-factly as if he had no real interest in what he was saying while their impact on me and my people was immediate and intense. I faintly heard one of the interns gasp and a pipet clattered to the floor. I felt my face flushing and it was getting harder to catch my breath as I stared at his uncaring expression.
Struggling to keep my voice even, I was finally able to ask, “Not necessary?! What do you mean?” At their silence, “Am I under arrest?”
Immediately, my mind went to the worst-case scenario. Dae must have found out the origin of the poison. Some spy or something must have told him of my accidental betrayal and these guards were here to take me to hi
