MADELINE
I says there for a long time after the door closed behind Cian.
When I gathered myself, I went over to the dresser and that was when my phone buzzed.
I went over, picked it up and saw Aldric's name flash across the screen.
Cian is suspicious of you. Watch your back. Delete everything. Texts. Call logs. All of it.
I stared at the message for a long moment, My thumb hovering over the screen.
Suspicious?
I replayed the conversation we just had. The way he looked at me. The careful distance he maintained. The slight hesitation before he offered me a place to stay.
But he hadn't acted strange. Not really. He seemed concerned about my situation with the coven. About my father's decision. About me.
Unless that was the point.
Unless concern was the mask and suspicion was what lay underneath.
But I still hadn't done anything to warrant the suspicion.
