ALLISON.

Celestine smirked as she held up the fragment, letting the dim light of the chamber catch on its surface.

"Ah, that’s what I’m talking about. If I knew this would keep you quiet, I would have brought this out as soon as you arrived,” she taunted.

I barely heard her over the rush of blood in my ears.

No.

My breath hitched, my body going rigid as a chilling realization crashed down on me. Suddenly, all I could feel was the angry pounding of my heart as rage exploded in my chest like bitter acid. My hands trembled and my lips quivered as I struggled to let out a...