“Why?”
“Because he doesn’t trust you.” Ember said. “Would he take food from you if you offered it to him, or a drink? Would you be able to fool him into thinking that you’ve finally accepted your fate?”
Kara couldn’t help but snort. “Hell no.”
“Exactly.” Ember tilted her head. “Then the only way to get the poison inside of him is if he gets it from you. From your body.”
“Does he kiss you?” Reena asked. Kara appreciated that she kept her voice clinical. She didn’t hear an ounce of pity, which was good. Kara didn’t want their pity.
“I don’t know,” she admitted. “I’ve never been lucid when I’m with him.”
“You’ve found a way to escape,” Coya said. “Inside of your mind. A sanctuary.”
Kara saw tortured pain in Coya’s eyes. They had the haunted look that Kara saw in her own when she looked
