Chapter 129

Spoken like an assassin once hired to kill me. Which she was, hired by the Saelises themselves. She didn't, in case that wasn't obvious. I'd like to think it was because of my winning personality, but it was more likely because I was pregnant. Hurting babies crossed the line with Poh, since the Ring Guild had murdered her young son and her husband. It might also have had something to do with her religious belief that I was...other. Based on my ghost magnet past, I was inclined to agree with her.

"S-step one of walking into a trap is knowing it's a trap. Right?" I slapped my hand on the gurney with finality. "Let's go."