Chapter 142

• Elaine looked at Aldren. Her fist trembled and the muscle near her eye jumped as understanding settled in like a sickness in her throat that she couldn’t spit out.
• He hadn’t been speaking in riddles. His message was pretty direct and she knew what he was telling her.
• The scream that tore out of her came out like it was a reflex. It clawed its way up from somewhere deep in her chest, dragging years of restraint and frustrations with it as she hurled herself forward.