Moon Goddess, I Choose a New Fate
He set his drink down, his dark eyes locking onto mine with an intense, penetrating focus that felt like he was reaching straight into my soul, tearing away every single lie I had ever built.
"You're hiding something massive, Katniss," Hassan whispered, his voice vibrating with a quiet, terrifying certainty. "You act like you know how the world ends, and every time something strays from your head, you look like you're drowning."
I couldn't speak.
My throat felt like it was choked with ash. If I told him the truth… that I had died, that I was reborn, that I was using a future timeline to play god, he would think I was insane. Or worse, he would realize how broken and compromised I truly was.