Hailee's POV
The letter was short. The handwriting was jagged, cruel, and scrawled in what looked like red blood.
"You have touched the lion's tail. Be ready to get burnt," it said.
My hands went cold. I read the line twice, then a third time, as if the words would change. Who would send this? Montana? One of the elders? Or someone else who wanted me gone from Callum's life?
I wanted to run to Callum and show him the letter. I wanted him to hold me, to shout at whoever did this. But I didn't want to make more trouble for him. The council was already angry. Montana was already making trouble. If I made a scene, things could get worse.
All I could think was Monday. I couldn't wait for Monday to come so I could just leave this place. My life and that of the boys might be in danger.
Hours later, I was unable to stop staring at the letter. Even after I hid it deep inside my drawer, the words burned behind my eyes. They kept replaying in my head.
