Chapter 42 Confess

EVELYN

Shock shuddered through me and I stifled a heavy gulp as a lump formed in my throat.

Had he read my mind?

How did Cole know I harbored such a foolish dream, that all I’d fantasized about since the Luna Selection was announced was my freedom?

It didn’t matter. What he said was the last nail in my coffin.

There would be no end to her suffering, even when he chose his Luna. There was no way out. I’d rot and die in this damned palace. A chill ran through me at the very thought and I wanted to cry, to scream, to challenge him.

If he wanted to kill me, what was he waiting for?

But despite my anger and devastation toward him and my situation, I felt rooted to the floor. She couldn’t move or speak, even when I was filled with such intense emotions.

Maybe Cole was right. I was indeed a coward. I had been always hidden under the wings of my family like a helpless chick, always waiting for someone or something to rescue me from my ill fate. But there was no rescue coming for me.

I was tra