a P

me alone with Sebastian, the pressure of

to calm my thundering heart.

snapped, cut

t do

ecause I was scared. Because I was pissed.I

ewardess mumble through.the white cartoon mask over the loud speake

ning with anger and a hint of betrayal. "You think you

asn'

so low and dangerous I would've been

reasons are. What you

this even mo

ack down now. I

My voice trembled but I fought to s

jaw jumped with tension. "You're right. It i

his heel and strode out of the room, leaving me there with the

play. But it w

ircling me like sharks, I wasn't sure h

-

tian'

gh my slippers. What had I done? Ho

erous, she was a threat. And

over. Not by

oah were up to, and when I did, they wo

neuvers Seba

scapes the c

-

a's

behind him and leaving me to silence

d for breath, trying to stop my heart's wild

falling

ss I could somehow recover

eded a way to salvage thi

h, to tell him what had just happened, to demand a

pped me. Somethin

red if Noah was playing his own

dn't know who I co

--

d door. The pounding in my pulse seemed to lead m

oor moving under my feet. I hadn't factore

on, which side anyone else was on, or if

ughts, and I reached over to grab it, half-expecting t

mber I didn

nt before swiping t

marter than this," a

recognized the v

rpose," I hissed, my hand t

h floated d

game, you need to know how to play your ha

ian is furious. He's onto us,

et him stew. Let him think he's got control. The

fire, and I was stuck in the middle. "What's your endgame, Noah?

ngerous. "You're not my puppet, Zara. You're my partner. Remember that. If

ould see through the skyline to where Noah likely

o more surprises, if you pul

rupted, his voice smooth. "Just be

asked, i

too close. He's more da

eft with the echo of my own voice. Throwing the rece

I had to regain the edge or I'

ding Sebastian as much as I possibly could, although I knew it

ar eyes were being directed at me from every angle, almost as if every