Elara'S POV
Xavier caught my chin, forcing my attention to him.
“They want you. Do you know why?”
His intense gaze bored into mine. Blood stained his lips and the white tuxedo shirt. His coat was gone.
“Why?” he asked again.
“No. I–I don’t know.” I tried to ignore the volley of spells hitting the vehicle. “They must be the hunters. I told you, I shouldn’t have gone out. They found me.”
“It doesn’t matter.” Xavier released me. “We’ll keep you safe.”
My stomach twisted. The hunters had found me, which meant not only was my life in immediate danger, but my captors’ lives as well. I’d made the same mistake as all those years ago when I sought refuge with others. The hunters would destroy everyone in the Penumbra Syndicate, just like they’d killed my friends who’d taken me and Orion in.
