Chapter 23:New Alliance

kara Sleep did not find me last night. Events that had happened swarmed my mind, making me restless, so here I was. I stood up from the bed and began arranging my room. Soon, I was done. I walked to the living room and saw Mira passed out on the couch. I shook my head, knowing she was going to wake up with a terrible hangover. I tidied the room, ready to head out when my phone buzzed in my pajamas pocket. I took it out and it was an unknown number. I wanted to ignore it, but my curiosity took over. “Yes?” “Kara. I know you are behind what is happening to Ryder, and I must say that you tried. Nobody has been able to do that in the past eight years,” a voice that was carefully concealed, and without any traceable accent, spoke. I froze, shocked. I sat up immediately, staring outside my window to find anything suspicious. “Who are you?” “Not important. What matters is that we are on the same side. I’m an enemy of the BlackThorns. I have information that can move Marise a bit. It is risky