Instinctively, my head tilts toward the voice.
Touch her? What are they talking about?
I don’t dare to move.
“You must be kidding me! She’s bonded to that…thing, and you want me to see into her future?” She spits.
My eyebrows pull together.
See into her future?Bonded?
What in the actual hell are they talking about?
Whatever reason I had for leaving vanishes as I silently shift closer, my breath caught in my chest as I listen. Curiosity winning without a fight.
“Shhh, Kayla. You want your parents to hear?” Bay’s voice follows in a harsh whisper. “They’d kill me for coming to you first.”
That's the same thing with Kayla again. When she told me she could help before, but Chris never let her… and then she came asking me for the favor with Malec.
What exactly is Kayla hiding?
“I wouldn’t blame them,” Kayla taunts. “It’s not Myko. It’s a beast we know nothing about—and if it holds powers like Myko’s,shedoesn’t need to be here either.”
Myko? Powers?
Are they talking in code?
I gasp as I lean too far toward the doorway and nearly lose my balance, catching myself just in time. My hand flies to my chest to calm the wild beating of my heart.
I can’t be caught eavesdropping.
I hold my breath as silence settles on the other side of the wall, praying they didn’t hear.
“Come on, Kayla,” Bay finally says, and I exhale slowly. “Her brother was taken by the Russians. She’s a hunteress. She has no one but us to guide her now. Please.”
My eyes go wide, stuck ontaken by the Russians.
Whoisthis girl—and why would my father care about her brother?
I’ve never seen her before in my life.
Never heard the name Onyx either.
I dare to peek my head just a little inside the door to get a glimpse—
“Remind me to never let you spy,” Malec’s voice rumbles behind me.
I jerk back so fast I slam right into his chest.
Shit.
“I—I’m sorry,” I blurt out as I turn to meet him. There’s no point lying. No good excuse either.
My heart thuds so hard it rattles my bones. Memories of my father’s punishments slam into me like a storm, and I take a quick step back, avoiding Malec’s touch like it’ll burn me.
Why did I do this?
Why did I have tospy?
