chapter 9

My feet are killing me. All night Jonah has been dragging me from one place to another. I swear I have walked the entire casino twenty times now. Kyan is always with us, but he barely acknowledges my presence unless I try to wander off to use the bathroom. Every time he snaps at me and tells me to stay close. Great, I can’t even have the luxury to pee now. We now seem to be in some event room. The strobing lights are giving me a headache, and I desperately need to pee still. The water bottle in my hand is now empty, and I look around for a bathroom, when a man approaches Jonah about some tech issue with the security cameras. “Ah, hang on. I will come have a look. Watch Mara for me,” he says, patting Kyan’s shoulder, walking off and not giving him time to answer. Kyan glares at him, turning to look at me. He sneers at me and he turns back to the person he is talking to. It is obvious he doesn’t want me here with them. But I already knew that. I watch people passing by. I feel even more