ELARA’S POVI took a breath.Steadied my shaking hand.And swung the knife down…Ray’s eyes snapped open.His hand shot up, catching my wrist mid-swing with a crushing force. The knife stopped inches from his throat.Then he smiled.“Did you really think,” he said, his voice perfectly clear, perfectly awake, “that I wouldn’t know?”No.No, no, no…Ray twisted my wrist violently. Pain exploded through my arm and the knife clattered to the floor.Then he stood, completely steady, showing no signs of being drugged at all.“How?” I breathed, stumbling backward.Ray laughed. Actually laughed…a sound of genuine amusement that made my blood run cold.“Oh, Elara,” he said, walking toward me slowly. “Did you think you were clever? Putting sleeping pills in the food? Really?”He knew.He’d known the whole time.“The guards…”“Are fine,” Ray interrupted. “Well, most of them are pretending to be unconscious right now. Quite convincingly, I thought. Diego’s performance was particularly good.”My l
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