Askel's teeth grazed over Zariah's sensitive skin and Zariah's heart sank, despite the electrifying jolts that spread delightfully through her veins.
'He is going to mark me... strengthen the bond so I will be incapable of severing it.' Zariah thought to herself in horror.
What did this mean for Zariah's mission? She was already so close to gaining Caedmon's trust, so close to finding out who the mastermind truly was by Caedmon's influence.
Would everything she did so far become for nothing? There was little time left before the unfortunate day of the massacre, would she be left with no answers?
Caedmon was the only source Zariah had. The only link to the mastermind, the only part of the mastermind's plan that Zariah had in her grasp.
If Zariah failed to track down the mastermind in time, would the past repeat itself? What would become of her people back home?
