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The thought weighed down on le to breathe

We’d both have to live with this guilt for the rest of our lives

I looked at Ben again He hadn’t shed tears, but the expression on his face was enough to reveal the grief consu hi a hand over his

He still hadn’t told me I’d asked him once before and he’d refused Corrine had told ain until he was fully recovered Now I couldn’t help her against his pillows

"Do you really want to know?"

"Yes," I said,with dozens of other humans It was dark It was cold They barely fed us Nobody knee were being kept there Every so often, a vampire came down and took some of us away And the next day, their eain with new humans They’d sectioned me off from the other humans I hadin particular"

Ben paused, his eyes glazing over as they fixed on the opposite wall I squeezed his hand, urging him to continue

"The worst part about it all was just… not knowing The vampires who came down to feed us refused to answer even the siht I would spend eon"

"Then Stellan caed me Dumped me in a submarine By the time I came to, Dad had already hijacked hts roamed back to Kristal and her brother

There were no words of comfort that either of us could offer one another that would help to relieve our guilt We just sat there staring at each other, s who’dus their hospitality

Chapter 3: Caleb

Annora summoned me to her study the moment we arrived back at the island I was relieved that she hadn’t brought Stellan along too I wasn’t sure that I would have been able to stand his presence without launching ain

Annora held out her palms I sank to the floor My limbs stretched out on the carpet, held down by invisible bonds

"You knoe do to traitors," the witch said, loo over me