Chapter 88

RAINA

Vanessa looked at me like I had lost my mind. Her eyes were wide, and disbelief written all over her face as she shook her head, pacing up and down the room like she was trying to process what I had just said. She flung her to her temples, the fingers digging into her skin as though physically keeping herself from screaming.

Then she stopped and turned to me, and absolutely exploded.

"Are you insane?" she demanded, her voice sharp, raw with frustration.

I clenched my jaw, already tired of hearing that question. Everyone kept treating me like I was reckless, like I wasn't thinking straight, but that wasn't true. I was the only one thinking clearly.

"Why does everyone keep asking me that?" I shot back, crossing my arms over my chest. "This is about Faith. She's out there, and from where I'm standing, I'm the only one actually doing something about it."

Vanessa blew out an angry breath, her face a mask of anger and fear. "And if you get hurt?"