Chapter 79

Clara acted as if she hadn't heard a word, her cold gaze fixed on the silver acupuncture set in the boy's hand. "Give it back. Now."

David had passed down a prestigious, centuries-old acupuncture technique, one taught to only a single protégé per generation. At 13, Clara had already been chosen to inherit it. Even Silas had never been granted access.

The silver needles had been a gift from David w