Chapter 84 : Blood

MAXINE. Dread settles in my stomach like a clump of unchewed food. I stagger back, feeling dizzy all of a sudden. Theo supports me by holding the small of my back, and Overseer Finnegan looks away like she doesn't feel right about saying all of that and making me feel this way. He wants us dead. The Alpha Supreme. He has eyes everywhere and I'm sure he can make it happen the way he wants to. Is there even a point fighting for this? Is there even a point in trying to evade? “It’s madness,” the Overseer suddenly says, shaking her head. “I can’t claim to understand what you’ve been feeling and what you’re feeling now. You had your life stripped away from you, taken to a world where you know no one and nothing. Now you’re being hunted like a secret prize. And as for you, Theodore… you’ve been dealing with this your entire life.” “I know, exactly.” Theo looks down at me. “This is why I’m not going to give up. There is a way. There are people who want to help us. We can find a way to ge