Chapter 54

• “You should have known, Ava,” the voice hissed in the darkness.
• I froze, my breath catching in my throat. I could barely make out the figure standing in the shadows, but the venom in their words cut through the night like a blade.
• “Who’s there?” I demanded, my pulse racing, heart pounding against my ribs. My senses were on high alert, the fight still fresh in my veins, but there was something off about this. Something I couldn’t place.