Chapter 182

LUNETH I think long and hard about what I want to do. From the way Maljore was bluffing earlier, she wanted to stall. She knew that this was going to put her in a tough spot, so she was doing this for a reason. There was no way she would actually try to hurt Aria just to prove a point, right? I touch up my makeup and then leave to join them in the waiting area. We had to go in about ten minutes. Maljore's eyes trail me as I pass her and stop in front of Drexon and Marcus. "I just spoke to Cindy." I am as calm as I can be. I do not want to give her the satisfaction she is looking for. Something told me that Aria was safe and sound. There was no way that she had actually been able to infiltrate the compound so easily. I was trying to make up an excuse in my brain, but none of it was making sense. "And?" Drexon's frown deepened as he watched me just standing there with my hands crossed over my body. "Aria is missing," I say gently. "They were playing hide and seek, and she is..." "In the