Chapter 37
She was only a few inches away from the chapel door when she felt Ciaran’s dagger slide around her from behind and press against her throat.
“You disappoint me, Sizx,” he said. His voice was tinged with bitterness. She felt a pain in the part of her heart that could feel emotion.
“I didn’t mean to hit you that hard.”
“That physical blow didn’t hurt as much as what you did. Gaia, are you okay?”
“Yes. She isn’t as strong as she thinks she is,” Gaia said as she stood up.
Sizx swallowed the lump in her throat. “You said you trusted me, yet you pretended you were injured?”
“No, I didn’t pretend. I didn’t find out until Tadgh told me I had a rabbit in my hat. He was referring to a human magic trick. And you’re the only rabbit I could think of. You planned everything.”
“No, not
