THE TRAP
I shoved Cassian’s heavy chest and forced him back against the stone wall. My heart thundered in my chest, the sharp taste of him still lingering on my lips.
Snatching Clara’s steel wire off the floorboards, I held the sharp metal point straight at his throat. "Don't touch me," I whispered through my teeth. "Why did you save me from that poisoned wine, and whose side are you really on?"
Cassian did not reach for his longsword. He stood completely still in the dark, watching me with steady eyes.
"I am on your side, Ari," Cassian whispered, his rough voice echoing faintly off the stone. "You don't trust me right now, but I am doing everything I can to keep you alive in this castle."
I kept the point of the wire steady near his neck, though my fingers trembled from exha
