Chapter Nine
Silence dragged over my skin like jagged edges of glass, while my hurried steps rushed me down the hall.
They know everything.
I gulped down the sickening sensation rising through me. Eira’s words stayed with me, her voice ringing in my ears. What did the Sinful know? I stopped dead outside my bedroom, my hand resting on the metal knob. How would they know my real mission? Had my mistake been saying too much during the secret test… admitting I came here on purpose?
Stupid.
Stupid.
Stupid.
What was I thinking? Except my admittance just happened tonight, so it couldn’t be that, right?
He wants you, did you know that, Asena? They all want you.
The only way she knew my name was if she’d heard someone else talking about me.
I was shaking my head, staring over my shoulder.
