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So I don’t.
And we both close our eyes.
But judging from our breathing patterns, neither of us fall asleep.
CHAPTER 91
ZORA
We walked the length of the beach the rest of the day.
We found no other survivors.
Because there are no other survivors.
It’s just me and Farin on this island.
Meaning…
I watch him as he sleeps, his dusty hair curling slightly at the tips, his face serene as he slumbers.
He almost looks innocent, the way his chest falls and rises ever so slowly. He doesn’t fear death. Or, if he does, he doesn’t fear it from me.
I blink, as if that will settle the twitch in my eyelid that’s overcome me ever since Farin killed the lone survivor on the beach.
That sailor was our only hope.
Our being the operative word.
There’s still hope for me.
There’s still hope for me. I repeat this mantra as I rise from my cot and pad toward the other side of the cave.
I pull the dagger Farin abandoned to the sand from my belt.
The hilt is cold to the touch, and I can’t help but note how dull the blade appears.
This won’t be clean.
But as I’ve said, I’ve never died before. I’m not eager to try it anytime soon.
This island is not the type people survive.
Farin is not the type people survive.
I seem to have forgotten that. I’ve allowed his charm to infiltrate my defenses, his soft touch to soothe my fear of him. But Farin is a killer by nature. He proved as much today when he severed the head from that poor sailor’s body without a second thought.
Sure, I would have killed the man, given a few more moments to grieve him. I think.
But Farin hadn’t flinched before taking his life. Hadn’t blinked at the gore.
Because Farin is a monster. One who’s spent years learning to imitate the emotions of others. No wonder he can be so charming, so gentle, when he spent so long in Nox’s head, examining his every thought, every move.
It makes me sick.
Because Farin needs me if he wants off this island. He told me as much when I asked why he nursed me back to health.
But this is not how my story is going to end.
