Unspoken Confession

Maeve had been just a breath away from admitting she was Nightshade. But at the crucial moment, she bit her tongue and swallowed the words back down.

She thought she must be losing her mind. If she confessed she was Nightshade, it would mean admitting defeat.

Maeve hadn't forgotten her original mission in getting close to Kael. But now she didn't know what confession would lead to—would she have t