Chapter 241

CASSANDRA

The next day, Lawoke with a’lump in my throat. My stomach ached with nervousness, and when I rose from my bed, my entire body trembled so mu li that I needed to sit back down. There was still so much on my mind that I could hardly contain my nerves. As I stared at the rays of sunlight streaming in through the ice-white curtains, I wanted to cry from the

I’d managed to stay strong and keep from breaking down so I wouldn’t worry Erika or Finnick, but that task was proving far too difficult these days. Ronald, Emmett, Kaleb, Raven, Asher.. all of them danced around my mind, rendering me unable te handle anything else.

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I wrapped my hands around my sheets and gripped them tightly, so hard that my knuckles turned white. I hated the king of Yurene for putting me in this position for putting all of us here Emmett too.

Suddenly, I heard movement behind me, and when I turned, Finnick stood by my bed, his favorite teddy bear in his hand. His dark hair was rumpled and his big gray eyes were bleary from sleep, but his expression was concerned.

“Mommy?” he prompted me. “Are you okay?”

I forced a smile and nodded. Wordlessly. Finnick walked over and climbed up into my bed. He sat beside me for a moment and then leaned against me.

“It’ll be okay,” he whispered, and I wrapped my arm around him pulling him even closer.

I kissed the top of his head. “I know, baby. I love you.”

“I love you too,” he whispered.

After a while, we crawled back under the covers and cuddled. Finnick fell back asleep, and though I was too alert to do the same, I closed my eyes anyway.

For now,

Ronald was in his residence like always.

time. she didn’t come to greet me. I supposed that like Ms. Benn had said the day before, Helene was

me even further. When we stepped out onto the terrace it seemed to be business as usual. His soft blue eyes were more alert than usual, and he wore a curious

then he took a sip of

momenty and then nodded my head. I had prepared for this talk and to tell any lies. I didn’t know how much information Ronald already had and I didn’t want hun to think I was ang or

galing

not when

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Raven and to other researchers. I told him that while I knew they were studying something. I wasn’t sure what exactly because Raven refused to tell me. I briefly

seem to doubt what I told him. He considered my words for a

tower,” he remarked as his eyebrows crinkled and he folded his hands on the table. “But I didn’t expect such craziness from

the phrase “evil sorceries and didn’t know what to make

by this information. His eyes seemed distant and his mouth drew into a thin

me more information next time,”

long hair and stared out at the wall surrounding the fortress. It was clear

rest.

wondered. “Ms. Benn mentioned she was ill and

is fine,” he said simply. “She just needs some rest. Wedding planning has

he didn’t want to talk about

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