~Althea Alaric stayed quiet.He was too quiet, his eyes never leaving mine, and it sent a weird feeling down my body. So, I pulled myself off his chest, rubbing the back of my neck where it still throbbed from Vespera's grip.But come to think of it, if it hadn't been for Sera, Halter would have killed me right there in that room and in front of everyone. That thought sat strangely in my chest, because I still had no idea what to make of her, kneeling and begging like that, convincing enough that it actually worked.Where had Halter even dragged her off to? And what in the world had been going through Sera's head?I still didn't trust any of it. Not one bit. After she acted as if she sold me out to them.Alaric stepped closer, breaking my thoughts. "Are you okay?" He asked, face etched with worry and something else."Halter's running away as we speak," I said, ignoring the way his question made me feel and already moving. "He took Sera with him. We need to go after them."I turned t
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