#Chapter 257: If She Wanted You Dead…

My question meets with silence on the other end of the phone.

“Zavros?” I say again. My heart hammers against my ribcage. Surely someone they trust is watching Lyra right now.

As Zavros’s silence drags on, I’m beginning to suspect that might not be the case, and my stomach feels very much like it’s going to fall straight through the floor.

“Zavros,” I say a t