Lila POV
He sits back once Caleb pledges his allegiance and walks away. The moment the male glances at me, his smile disappears, and he returns to his former bored state.
“And why do you wish to enter the trials?” he asks, contemplating the emerald ring on his finger.
This guy couldn’t look more disinterested even if he tried.
As much as I’m dying to say, “I want to enter the trials so I can kill your dad,” I reply instead, “I want to avenge my parents.”
He peers up at me, his body bathed in the sunlight streaming through the courtyard.
“What happened to them?”
I swallow the lump of emotion swelling in my throat.
“They were… killed.”
The corner of his lip twitches.
“I gathered that. Why?”
Caleb’s words echo in my mind. Don’t be yourself.
What would Ava Foster say?
Lifting my
