It was a good thing that none of the other ten tributes that followed were underage. Arabella could not have handled it.
Although, some did exhibit signs that they were there under false pretenses, against their will, of course.
Considering Silas' reaction to Erik's situation, she kept that information to herself that time around.
She sat on them, allowed them to fester and evolve into something much bigger that branched out of its initial box.
There were always going to be people that she wouldn't be able to help, he had said. Oh, how right he was at that!
It was nothing but the truth and yet, the way he'd looked at her and the words he had picked to address those thoughts just stuck with her and refused to unclasp from around her throat.
