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Ignoring both Royal and Gemini who are still trying to get his attention, Syn suddenly gets to his feet, moving in front of me. Tilting his head, he stares down at me. “The initiations end next week. If you want in, you’re doing it alone, and if you thought the initiations weretough, it’s nothing compared to what you’ll have to go through alone.”
“I can handle it.”
Syn leans down, close enough that I can feel the warm of his breath on my cheek. “Can you?”
“Yes.” My voice is strong, but there’s the smallest of doubts in my mind as I stare into Syn’s eyes.
He’s going to do everything in his power to make me fail. Ultimately, joining or not is irrelevant. I just need to survive long enough to access the information hidden away in this society.
He straightens and cocks his head again. “If you decide to go through with the initiation, you should know that lies are unacceptable.”
“That’s fine.”
“Syn, really?” Royal asks. “You know you can’t accept her.”
“Then let’s start now.” Syn folds his arms, his annoying smirk reappearing. “Why do you want to join the Elite?”
I could tell him that I want the opportunities that come with being one of the Elite. That I’d be able to escape my life and make a new one for myself using the connections of the members. But I would be starting things with a lie, and I’m certain this is a test.
And yet, I’m also certain telling him the truth also won’t work in my favor.
Honestly, I’m not sure there even is a right answer.
Raising my chin so I’m able to look right at him without hiding my face, I mimic his stance and fold my arms.
“I’ve never lied about why I’m here. Things haven’t changed. I believe my brother isn’t the one who killed yours. And I think the proof of that lies somewhere within the Elite.”
Syn grinds his teeth together, and I can see his shirt sleeves straining as he tenses.
The last time I told him something similar, I ended up pinned against a wall with his hand crushing my throat.
“If I’m wrong,” I quickly continue, hoping to stop that from happening again. “Then you have nothing to lose. In fact, I will leave the country if you want me to. But if I’m right, then the person who did kill your brother has been walking around, free, for all this time.”
“Joining the Elite means you must carry out every one of the commands set by the leaders.” Syn’s voice is strangely calm. Even Royal and Gemini have gone still. “Everyone of them.”
“Very well.”
Reaching out, Syn takes a lock of my hair between his fingers and thumb, rolling it in front of us. “How far would you be prepared to go?”
“I am more than aware of what goes on beneath the church,” I tell him.
If he thinks he can scare me with sex and drugs, he’s underestimated me. And if he thinks he can destroy my life by having me kicked out of school for cheating, he’s clearly not realized my life now means I don’t have that far to fall again.
“So I’ve heard,” Syn mutters.
Out of the corner of my eye, I see Royal shift his weight, and Gemini’s face lights up in amusement.
“And what if I ask you to kill?”
My eyes widen before I can stop them. For a moment, I’m not sure if he’s being serious or joking. And then I shrug. “Then I would say I’m on the right track.”
Like my hair suddenly has a voltage, Syn drops it, inhaling sharply. He turns and stalks back to the armchair to sit back down. When he looks up at me again, there’s a strange look in his eyes.
“I will have documents sent to you: a contract, an NDA, and a set of instructions. If you agree with what you read, follow the instructions exactly.”
That’s it?
He agreed?
