Chapter 90

EVOLET

“So, nothing?”

“Nothing. I searched the sorceress’s chamber but didn’t feel a thing,” Cadell said, frustration in his voice.

“Then how did she sense Evolet that night? No, they must have hidden it so well that you can’t even feel it,” Trent argued, rubbing the back of his neck as he paced.

“Unless they’re hiding it outside the mansion,” Cadell added, “then that would explain everything.”

They were trying to track down the missing fragment of my energy—something the Queen and Thelma had apparently stolen or sealed away. I should’ve been more focused on that. I should’ve been strategizing, preparing. But my thoughts were elsewhere.

They were stuck on Fiona.

While the guys debated magical barriers and sorceress tracking spells, I was stuck replaying Fiona’s fake little act at the arena. I clenched my jaw, barely noticing Derby and the others as we left the arena and headed back to the house. The Queen had just announced some ridiculous a