Chapter 156

CLAUDIA. Should I trust him? The question echoes in my mind like a mantra, repeating over and over until I find myself almost spiraling into the memories of Kiernan’s betrayal. It’s still so fresh. All of it. I still feel like I’m back in the old bedroom that I shared with Achilles, lying down on the floor about to be violated. If I don’t try to gamble and take a chance with him, I won’t have any way to get out of here. But at the same time, if I chose wrong and put all my chips into this, I could die. Our son could die. “What are you going to do?” I ask him, assessing his face for any kind of strange expression. But it’s hard to do that when he’s almost mangled beyond recognition. “Are you going to make up some story about me and make Tristan give me the potion? Is that the plan?” His eyes go wide. “He wants you to take it?” “That’s what I said,” I hiss at him. “Is that your plan?” Kiernan stays quiet. All he can do is stare at me in horror. “No. No, you cannot stay here. You n