Chapter 69

It’s been a few days since I received the most devastating news of my life. Mila and I have been racking our brains, trying to come up with a way for me to get close to Collins without tipping him off that I know what he did. And then it hit us—it wouldn’t be strange at all for me to suddenly want to be by his side constantly. The potion he gave me was supposed to make me his obedient puppet, to trick me into believing I was in love with him. So, sending him a text saying I miss him and want to see him would seem perfectly normal for someone under his spell.

And that’s how I find myself in Collins’ car, my heart slamming against my ribcage as we drive to the moon goddess knows where. Fear courses through my veins, icy and sharp. What if he discovers the potion didn’t work on me? The possibilities are too horrific to contemplate.

“We’re here,” Collins announces, jolting me from my spiraling thoughts.

I paste on a smile, hoping it doesn’t look as forced as it feels,