Chapter 259

259 The Breaking Point

Mara

Rowan stepped back into the room, a tray in his hands. The polished silver instruments clinked softly against one another, and Tina’s eyes widened in a flash of raw fear.

“Since you want to act like a hardened criminal,” I said evenly, “I’ll treat you like one.”

I reached for a tool at random, and she screamed before I’d even touched her.

“What do you want to know? I’ll tell you! I’ll tell you everything!” she blurted, her voice cracking.

I froze mid-motion, staring at her. “That easy? You couldn’t even put up a fight?”