Chapter 24

Mia's POV

Gradually, I calmed down and the hand left me. I realized it wouldn't do for them to realize I was aware of their plans. If they realize it, then escaping may be too hard.

Just then, I thought of something and fear rose in me again. If they were in my head, does that mean they could hear my thoughts? If so, that means they already knew of my plan to escape.

'Think!' I thought to myself. 'You have a fever, the girl said so. You're probably hallucinating,'

But the girl, she was a rogue, wasn't she? What if she was lying? I had heard of rogues and their evil practices, trying to use people's wolves to get unnatural powers. So, talking in my head wouldn't be far-fetched.

My thoughts swirled in a chaotic mess. I attempted to convince myself that it was all a fever-induced delusion, but the fragments of coherent thought eluded me.

"They can't be real. It's just a fever dream," I mumbled to myself, but the words lacked conviction.

As I lay on the bed, the room seemed to spin, an