“What’s the matter, sweetheart?” Evan asks. “Does it scare you?”
I sputter a laugh. “You think I’m afraid of you?” I shake my head, a laugh tickling my lips. “Man, humans are stupid. You think you can stop me. You think you can win.” I lower my voice so they have to lean closer. “If you really do kick me out of her, she’ll die. She’s now a part of me and there’s no going back.”
“You’re lying,” Alex says in horror. “Gemma can’t die. She’s a Protected One.”
“Loopholes,” I singsong. “They always exist.”
Evan concentrates on my eyes. “I think she’s telling the truth.”
I laugh evilly and a dark cloud covers the room. I’m not lying. There’s only one loophole that can save me from Helena. Annabella. But they don’t know that. And with Annabella locked inside me, they won’t find out.
My laughter fills the air, unsettling them so much that they have to leave the room. Time slips by, but that’s okay. I have all the time in the world.
Because I’m not going anywhere.