Melissa swallowed hard for the fifth time in a row. At this rate, she was sure she’d run out of saliva.

“S-So… as you must have seen from the camera or something, I didn’t know anything about it…” Her eyes flicked to the green box beside her.

What could be inside?

She looked away, then back to Kieran. He was watching her unblinking, his face unreadable, cold. That only made it worse—she couldn’t tell if he believed her or not.

“When she was about to lose consciousness, she slipped it into my clothes. I didn’t know what it was. I wanted to give it to you, I really did, but......