Chapter Nine
Despite being annoyed with him, I still text Thomas to tell him we're going to be at the secret library. I still think of it as his hidden hideout, since he showed it to us.
"Are you okay?" Daphne asks, echoing her question from inside the potions classroom. "You seem agitated."
"Just nervous." I wave off her concern, even if I don't feel the same confidence I'm trying to project.
"Mona..."
"I'm just nervous, that's all," I cut off her protests, instantly feeling bad about it. I sigh loudly. "I'm sorry, Daphne."
"I know," she says sadly. "I can't imagine how you're feeling."
"Tired. Of everything," I admit.
We turn the final corner before we get to the library to find a man standing in front of the secret doorway.
I almost squeak in excitement, before remembering I'm
