Chapter 155

• John’s POV
• I froze, as if even my blood had turned to ice. It took forever for me to find my voice again, and when it came out, it sounded ragged, like the scratching of sandpaper. "If you like it, she should give it to you." I ignored Todd. My bloodshot eyes fixed on the girl, who looked as if she were about to cry. My voice came straight from hell, heavy enough to crush. "Speak. Where did you get those two bracelets?"
• "I… I…" she stammered, her eyes brimming with tears. "I got them… at a little stand by the moat… really cheap…" She looked at my face and panicked even more. "I… I just thought the pattern was special… pretty… and the engraved letters… those are my initials… I thought… it was meant for me… so… I wore them…"