Grace
“Let her die then!” Dash exclaims after hearing Sarah’s revelation.
I watch the Opium Hills bride with wonder. I crawl closer to her and touch her neck. Her pulse is steady, a little faster than usual but not by much. With all that’s been happening lately, I’m not surprised. She should be terrified, whether she’s Dennington’s daughter or not.
“She’s telling the truth, but why would she be telling us about her father?” I wonder aloud. Then, I turn to her. “Sarah, why did Dennington want you to come here as a bride? Did he want you to claim Onyx?”
“Yes, that’s what he wants. Believe me, I’m only here because he wants me to be,” she says, curling into herself. Oh, what being tied up while being hunted down by a shapeshifter has done to change her so much in such a short time. I fe
