Chapter 23

Brielle wanted to ask Talin about Mei, needed to know the extent of the two's friendship. But whenever her mouth opened, the words got stuck on her throat, gurgling offkey, as if it was coming from a broken water pipe. She was going to waste her breath. The defender wouldn't say anything.

Their silent war continued.

Her conversation with Ayo and Ayah were interrupted yesterday when Baldy came back with his smug soldierly demeanor and told her to come with him. She thought...