DAMIEN.Silence stretched long in the hallway. Celestia's words left my thoughts tangled worse than before. Her family problems meant nothing to me right now. I needed straight answers, but she kept dodging the important parts.My gaze followed her hands, they shook slightly, and caught the wide, panicked flare in her eyes. If she had looked even half this terrified when she first pushed Mirabelle and Martin to drag my family into her scheme, I might have believed her fear now. As it was, the whole thing rang false. Whatever power she chased had clearly unhinged her.She broke the quiet. “You do not believe me, do you?”I folded my arms across my chest. “No offense, lady, but with the way you have been moving, it is not that hard not to trust you.”“I would not save her if she was not my sister.”I shook my head. “You never do anything without an aim. I do not know what it is, but I am not falling for it.”I turned my back and took a step toward the staircase.“You know Zane is gone,”
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