Chapter 38

  Tess

  My heart aches when I step inside Lucas’room.He called my name a minute ago,so I’m here,ready to read another chapter from the latest romance novel I bought.The problem is that I would be anywhere but here.I like him,I really do!But I feel like a worm inside an apple—disgusting and like I don’t belong since Freddy brainwashed me.

  The worst part is that I can’t speak about it.Neither can I write it down—I tried that already,but my compulsion keeps me from giving anyone a clue.I’m a prisoner inside my own break,unable to tell anyone that I’ve turned into the enemy’s unwilling spy.It claws at me,and I feel like I’m dying when Lucas meets my eyes.

  “Hi,”he says,eyeing me from his bed with his intense blue eyes locked on mine.