Serum

-Fifty-Nine-

Conner was resolutely ignoring me.

And I felt like s**t.

“Listen Conner, I really am sorry.” I tried again. How many times had I said it? He frowned and shook his head slightly. Ever since the council had dismissed the guards and put us in this smaller room, Conner had refused to talk to me. I was blaming myself for opening my big mouth. “What kind of trouble did I get us into?” I mourned. Conner shot a glance my way.

“That’s not.. Adrian, just shut up, ok?” He urged quickly and quietly. I blinked, then tried to worm my way into his mind to see what was going on, how he was feeling. But whatever mental block they had up wouldn’t let me make but the barest fizzling link.

“Wha-” The door bursting open interrupted my question.

“Well then.” One of the actual elderly elders swept into the