ella
t of piety. She closed her eyes, her lips moving in a
echoed through t
ith manufactured panic. "My necklace! The m
y locked onto mine. "Sister... we were the
with the detached interest of a s
ther to answer, they e
on and violence fouling the air. The leader, a burly man with a scarre
t spirits left for us," he sneer
lit Elfie's face. Thi
ling finger at me. "Sister, did you take i
ose villains were hired by Elfie and
. A slow, knowing
nes dying on his tongue. He tilted his he
What are you waiting for?" s
lmly reached into the sleeve of my gown and produced a small, unassuming piece of iron
eader to see. His eyes
ittle drama," I said, my voice a low murmur only he c
a beast of instinct, and his instincts were screaming
the scales, "I can ensure your sister gets t
sister was dying from a wasting sickness.
econd. Greed was a powerful motivator, b
me, a gesture of su
he world she thought she control
predatory gaze on her. The feigned menace wa
" he growled, taking a slow, delibera
a mask of terror. "What... what ar
of the altar, folding my arms. T
employer said we only needed to take one of you. And since we can't afford to offend t
terrified thing. "Isabella
reached out and gently tucked a stray strand of her
ose, my lips b
l, dear sister," I whispered. "Enj
he finally understood. She had never been the p
Rogue leader. "Don't damage her to
subservient grin. "
nto the forest. They moved with brutal efficiency
Sunlight streamed down, illuminatin
oddess, the architect of my own justice. And
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