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Chapter Five

“Where are we going?” I wheeze, feeling the straps of ainst my ribs

Wade doesn’t answer He doesn’t even see at all as we continue lance back toward the entrance to the rooround At least I hope unconscious

I didn’t notice any blood ere rushing by, but in truth I tried not to look because I didn’t want to see any Wade may well be the ruthless person Anastasia wants me to think he is, but that’s not hoant to see hiht noant him to be the person I need him to be, someone I can trust to help me accomplish what my father sent me to do

We reach a corner at the end of the hallway and stop Wade carefully peers around it and then takes a step forward

“Wait,” I whisper, pulling him back toward me

“Kaela, we don’t have time for me to—”

“It’s not that I don’t believe you,” I interrupt, “but there’s no going back fro”

His eyes squint together and his face tenses up, hardly the look I was hoping to see It reain, like he thinks he’s protectingthe truth

“You promised honesty,” I remind him

“Yes, I did,” he concedes “Did Anastasia say anything about me?”