Megan POV

“I’ll be back to talk with you again later,” Ryan says as he leaves the room.

I try not to show my fear, but I do feel it. I wish I didn’t. I hate this sick feeling in my stomach that tells me something is wrong, that begs me to find a way out of this impossible situation.

I am afraid, though. I don’t know what they do to rogues. If the treatment I received on my way here was anything to base my future on, I’m in big trouble. Still, I remain strong.

I don’t respond as Ryan walks away. Kael follows him without a response as...