SERAPHINA
Why did none of them question me? Where had I disappeared? What happened?
The more I thought about it, the more a strange heaviness began to coil deep in my chest, tangled with the odd way they’d all been treating me the past few days.
“Cat got your tongue, Seth Darven? Or can’t you come up with an excuse when you’re suddenly called out?” Cassius sneered, yanking me from my thoughts.
“He just can’t admit in front of Grace that he’s nothing but a p***y,” Reed drawled.
The clearing burst into laughter. I stared at the fool spewing nonsense, desperate to be a hero in front of the others.
Before I could speak, a growl ripped through the air, deep and sharp enough to silence the clearing. Even I jolted.
“Speaking ill can get you killed sometimes, you know,” Finn’s cold voice cu
