Chapter 51

Eva

My eyes sprung open and I found myself staring at Nox’s face.

“You’re a thorn on my side,” he said as soon as he realized that I was awake. “I can’t seem to pull you out.”

My lips were sealed. The despair I felt was starting to get to me in ways I couldn’t explain. For instance, every time he came into my room to taunt me with words, I felt like throwing myself out of the window.

“I can’t seem to figure out what to do with you,” he claimed. In the dim lighting of the room, I couldn’t see his face all that well. His eyes, however, were gleaming. “Sparing you might ruin everything that I’ve worked very hard toward but killing you just doesn’t feel right.”

What could I say to this? I was hoping he wouldn’t kill me. I’d complained about my situation before but it had been in vain because at least Cyrus hadn’t been trying to kill me.

I wondered if he had a clue of where I was. I wondered if he was looking for me. It felt unlikely that he wasn’t. The moment we shared in the barn had