_Leah's POV_

My mind drifted to Tariq and Susan. What had happened to them? I had counted on their help but they hadn’t come for me. A memory flashed before my eyes; Tariq, back in the temple, licking my blood off the moonstone crystal. Did that really happen? Or was it just my mind playing tricks? I couldn’t be sure anymore. The stress of everything could have caused me to imagine things. But the image lingered, vivid and disturbing. Why had Tariq acted so strangely that night?

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