The room went so quiet, it felt like we were sitting in a graveyard.
“What did you just say?” Brie asked, her eyes locked on Zane, daring him to repeat it. But he didn’t say a word. Instead, he looked away, leaving it to one of his brothers to speak.
“Yes, Brie,” Aiden said quietly. “Rita’s not dead. She’s alive.”
Brie’s head snapped toward him.
“She’s alive?” she repeated, as if she hadn’t heard right.
“Exactly what Aiden said. She’s alive,” Roshan added, sounding bored and irritated with all the questions.
She looked at me next, like she was searching for a reaction. I avoided her eyes, staring down at my food and pretending to eat, trying to act like none of this had anything to do with me.
Brie turned back to her brothers.
“Where is she?” she asked, her voice a little softer no
