Chapter 46
Betrayed by Blood~
"Everyone will do their parts. Cain won’t leave the forest alive."
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Avery’s heart pounded hard in her chest, the words echoing in her ears over and over again. Her hands trembled as she held onto the tree tightly.
She bit her lip hard to keep from gasping. Her body screamed at her to run, to leave and forget she’d ever overheard this. But she couldn’t—she wouldn’t. Cain might be the nastiest person to her. He might hate her, but this was much more than his hate.
Her gaze flickered around, trying to catch a glimpse of the faces, but the shadows were too thick. Their voices grew quieter now, almost impossible to make out. She strained her ears, but only caught fragments of their murmurs before they began to move away.
Avery exhaled shakily, her legs nearly giving out beneath her. Her mind raced. She needed to tell Cain. Now.
Avery rushed up to his quarters. Every step felt heavier than the last. The voices rang in her head, their words settling in there. She couldn’t forget it. She had to at least warn him.
She paused in her steps the second she rounded the corridor. Outside Cain’s room were three guards. Avery’s breath hitched as she looked at the guards. Varek, the tallest, stood at the front with his arms crossed. The other two flanked him, eyes alert as they scanned the hallway. They were Cain’s most trusted guards, and no one got past them unless they were granted permission.
She stood frozen, trying to steady her breathing. She couldn’t afford to hesitate now. If she didn’t warn Cain, there might not be another chance. The whispers of those men echoed in her head, ’Cain won’t leave the forest alive.’
She couldn’t let that happen.