I was holding on by a thread.

My patience was running thin, and Mother was doing a great job at testing it. She was acting like nothing happened like she hadn’t almost gotten us killed.

My eyes darted over to Nate.

Our eyes locked. He gave me a slight nod.

Xavier was staying with Angel until we could return to our rooms.

We needed to figure things out. Angel couldn’t stay locked in her room forever. But for as long as she was in danger, it was for the ...