FLASHBACK 3 DAYS AGO
“Follow through, and the deal stays. Reneg… and you both die,” Sathariel warns as he gets up and steps back.
I roll onto my front, slowly propping myself up on my hand and knees, groaning as I clutch my chest, discreetly untucking my locket from under my shirt and using my hair to shield myself. I quickly open the locket and let the capsule fall into my hand. I take a breath, coughing to mask the sound of my clasping the locket shut as I slowly rise to my feet, swaying a little as the ache in my skull makes my head spin.
I slip the capsule between two fingers as I finally lock eyes with Silas, who hasn’t said a word. His eyes are frozen, watching my every step as I slowly stalk towards him.
“I bet you regret telling me you trust me now, huh,” I say smugly, earning
