Holly
She searched his face for any sign of a lie. There wasn’t one. The only emotion she saw was a profound sadness that penetrated her heart. His eyes had dimmed, and he wore an expression of defeat. She didn’t know what to believe. For all she knew this sadness could all be part of the ruse to buy her cooperation for whatever nefarious purposes the Rakshasa needed an ‘innocent’ blood mage.
She asked, “So what should I do? You don’t know what he wants to use my magic for. How can I agree to that? So you can get out of a bad deal you made?”
“You don’t even know and have no right to judge my choices. I live with them every day. I came to warn you and, because I’m not a complete asshole, to offer you a ride back.”
She couldn’t afford a cab ride across nearly half the state and Amara
