My legs gave out just as I was returning to the cabin.

Matilda quickly closed the door after us. "Take a seat. Right now.

I groaned to myself as I collapsed into the bed. It felt like someone had chopped out the bones in my chest and replaced them with searing wire.

Matilda's gaze swept over me as I stood in front of her with my arms crossed. "What took place throughout the trial?"

"Nothing," I said.

She didn't blink. "You're telling lies."

Pushing past her, Maya paced the ...