"I saw nothing," I said, trying to sound convincing. "I'm short-sighted, anyway."
Elias and Jace looked at me, then back at each other, probably in disbelief. Elias's voice was low and questioning. "Why did you hide, then?"
I thought fast, trying to come up with a plausible explanation. I remembered the small flower pot that I had accidentally knocked over while hiding.
"Something fell down," I said, pointing to the pot. "I was just going to pick it up. I wasn't hiding."
I looked up at them, trying to appear innocent. "What happened? Was there something I was supposed to see?"
Jace shook his head. "No, it's nothing. I'm sorry for Elias's actions earlier."
But Elias wasn't convinced. He took a step closer to me, his eyes narrowing. "Why is your heart beating so fast? I can hear it po
