Eve’s POV
The line went dead before Malik could respond.
Silence flooded the room. I could still hear Morwenna’s voice echoing in my head
“…They’re coming”
My breath hitched. “Malik… what did she mean?”
He was already on his feet, eyes darting around the lodge as pondering on survival odds. “It means we don’t have time.”
“Wait…what’s going on?” I rose sharply , my knees felt jelly like
He grabbed my hands gently. “Eve, look at me.”
“I am looking!”
“Listen, They set you up. Astrid…probably Dorian too , they planned this. The hearing, your release, everything. It was never real.”
My chest tightened. “You mean… they let me go so they could…”
“Track you,” he finished for me. “Probably put one of their men on your trail already.”
I staggered backward, the house closing in on me. “
