LILITH
Exactly a minute later, May’s voice reappeared.
[Here are your current luck values: Lilith Caldwell — 65; Claire Brooks — 65.]
I arched a brow. “Our luck values are the same?”
[It’s only this way now because of the luck you just regained. Your previous values were 55 and 75, respectively.]
“I’m fifty-five?” I asked, even though I already knew.
[Yes.]
“Then what was my original luck value—before she stole any of it?”
There was a pause.
[Are you sure you want to know?]
The question made my stomach clench. Why did I suddenly feel like I wasn't ready to hear the answer?
“Tell me,” I said, my voice tightening without me knowing.
[Ninety-five.]
My fingers curled into the sheets, blood running cold.
“She stole forty points of my luck already?” My voice trembled. “But… didn’t
