Nilah's Pov "Nilah! There you are! Are you okay?" Sarah hurried toward me, her brow pinched with genuine concern the moment I sat next to her. She reached out to touch my arm, "You were gone for a while. You look happy. Also, your face is glowing, Nilah.""I'm fine," I said, my voice coming out breathier than I intended. I quickly adjusted the lock of hair draped over my shoulder, ensuring it perfectly concealed the fresh mark on my neck. "Just a bit jumpy. The heat in here got to me, and I think I saw someone following me earlier." That wasn't a total lie. I scanned the room, my eyes darting around, someone wanted me dead. In this place, any one of them could be the assassin. I couldn't let my guard down, not even for a second. "Let's just sit, Sarah," I urged, holding her hand. I leaned down, my eyes at alert. Kendrick sat to my left, he had somehow found his way to where Sarah and I sat. I motioned to the man coming towards him to leave him alone, he wasn't causing any trouble ri
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