The Ultimatum

Maeve

Knox falls into step beside me as we cut across the school parking lot toward Uncle Gideon’s waiting car, eyeing my face closely. "You holding up okay?"

"Yeah, I’m good."

Truthfully, a massive weight lifted off my shoulders the minute I found out Kastor stationed guards around my brother. Whatever happens to me barely registers on my radar, so long as I know for sure Knox is safe.

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