Chapter 140

Delaney

"We have to be very careful about what we do or say, especially when we are out there," Elias said, his folded hands resting on the dining table. Maribel had prepared a bowl of chicken broth for me and a number of dishes for dinner. She had made sure to throw out pasta when I had almost puked at the smell of it.

"True, from now on, we treat everyone out of this circle as the enemy. Trust no one," Ronan seconded as I chugged down the last bit of the broth. Some of it had trickled past my lips, so he attempted to wipe it off with his napkin.

"Don't you dare touch me," I warned, slapping his hand away.

"Come on, Delaney, he just wanted to—"

"I know what he wanted to do, okay?" I snapped at Kai, grabbing the napkin. "I am not a child, I can clean myself. But how would both of you