Chapter 113

CATALINA'S POV All around me, the city was alive with icy danger. Every shadow seemed to be waiting to engulf me, and the moon was concealed by heavy clouds. Every breath came shallow and sharp, and my heart pounded as if it wanted to burst from my chest. I had to keep going. Regardless. I took a single look back, and the deserted alley gazed back. I knew the hit squads were out there, but no one was after me. I had been labelled a traitor, so they were after me. I didn't have an opportunity to consider what that word meant anymore, even though it tasted bitter on my tongue. I was fleeing from all of my previous convictions. "Are you sure this is the best course of action?" The voice was barely audible over the sound of the wind slipping through the shattered windows. Sela, a wiry woman and one of my few allies, stayed close. Her eyes darted about, anxious and keen. "Safe?" I shook my head and snapped. "There is no longer a safe route. Simply the quickest. Ahead lay the labyrinth of th