Chapter 138: A Sheep in Wolf’s Clothing

Ella’s

The news reached my ears before the sun was even fully up in the sky. I sat in my room, listening to the report, and I felt a cold sense of calm. Mara had actually sent Jasper to try and kill me.

I was not surprised by this news at all. If anything, it fit her character perfectly. Mara was always cowardly and preferred to act in indirect ways. She liked to hide behind the people she had already broken and used up. She never liked to get her ...