Chapter 72

I began to think about conspiracies, internal betrayals…

“Are you sure Rex, even Hans, haven’t ratted you out?”

Speaking in such dubious terms about Hans made me bite my tongue. And what I implied bothered him, because I felt his muscles tighten more around me, his arm mainly. Ivan remained silent for a moment, looking straight ahead seriously.

“I suppose we would already know, if that were the case. Don’t you think so, Rex?” He raised his voice a little.

I covered my mouth, and the heat rose to my cheeks.

Oh my God! I had forgotten that Rex and Nika were very close to us, and could be hearing us! I closed my eyes tightly and tried to bite my tongue, not to say anything else. I began to breathe very quickly, fearing that the untimely Nika would fly into a rage for hearing me accuse her father of being a traitor so loosely with her tongue.

And my body betrayed me, shaking from head to toe, as I waited for a reaction.

Contrary to my expectatio