The Bleeding Path

Astrid

I have to sit down because of the pain in my chest. Jessamina sits next to me while Alden kneels down, checking my vitals.

“She’s not going to let him go,” I say. “She’s not going to let either of them go. She’s going to take the gold and run.”

“And we will follow her,” one of the guards grunts determinedly.

I wonder if I will ever breathe again.

“If something happens to Cassian, you will k