Chapter 12

Delaney

"Wait, wait." I pulled myself up from the bed, shaking my head.

"Are you accusing me of killing Lucy?" I asked, a chuckle of disbelief passing between my lips.

"Can you blame me?" Kai asked. I took in a deep breath, swallowing a string of curses.

"What Kai means is that Lucy died during her shift, right before your first run here, and that has never happened before," Ronan chimed in, his words sending a stabbing pain across my heart.

"You know what?" I lifted my hands in the air, taking another deep breath. "I barely had breakfast earlier or anything to eat yesterday at dinner, and right now I am starving."

I didn't wait for any more accusations as I excused myself, blinking back tears. I had been in the capital for barely 48 hours, and I was a