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"I’m sorry," she whispered "You’re my best friend, Kate Please--I never meant for any of this to happen I didn’t know"

"You knew enough"

She checked over her shoulder again "Once this is over, you can rip et you out of here"

I scoffed Now Ava wanted to rescue me, after Calliope had exactly what she wanted? "Like hell I’ anywhere with you"

"I can take you to your son"

My heart pounded In an instant,I had not to claw the door open with ernails "You knohere he is?"

Ava nodded "And if you let et out of here"

That was all I needed to hear Forget the past nine et the very real possibility that this was just another trap to make sure Henry couldn’t findthe truth, if there was a chance I could save my son, I didn’t care

I stepped back, and a breeze filled the roo Ava Now that it was light outside, I could see her properly Her blond hair hung in limp curls, and the shadows made the dark circles underneath her eyes look hideous I’d never seen her like this before, not even the night I’d ht she’d taken a swan dive into the raging waters and crushed her skull against a rock

Would I have saved her if I’d known less than a year and a half later, she would steal me away from everyone I love? That she would stand by Calliope as she nancy only so she could hurt me as badly as humanly possible?

Would I have saved her if I’d known Ava had been fully aware of Calliope’s plan to kill my son the whole time?

I didn’t know I didn’t care If Ava helped save him, if she helped us escape, the past nine et, but in tiive

I hurried out the door Ava offeredher made my stomach lurch "Don’t bother Cronus healedof guilt ran through me before I pushed it aside She didn’t deserve ly slow pace, all but tiptoeing down the slate-paved corridor Was I right? Was she just hiding me away so Henry couldn’t find me?

Didn’t matter I had to try