Chapter 20 · Untitled Chapter

"You're not walking out that door."

Sienna's hand closed around my wrist before I made it two steps. I couldn't see her face. I couldn't see the door, the furniture, or my own feet. The last reset had taken my sight, and I was moving by memory and touch.

"Let go."

"Marcus is gone. Your sister's lead is cold. What exactly are you doing?"

I twisted hard. She held on.

"I'm finding Mia."

"You're chasing a ghost."

"Then why are you still holding me?"

Her grip loosened, barely.

"Because you're going to get yourself killed."

"I've died six times already. What's one more?"

"This one sticks, Val. You said it yourself. One more loop and you lose everything. No sight. No sound. No touch. You'll be trapped in your own head while someone puts a bullet in mine."

I yanked again. This time, she released me.

"You should've told me the truth from the start," I said. "About Mia. About the deal. About whatever the hell my father signed."

"I told you what I could."

"You gave me scraps. Just enough to keep me beside you. Now Marcus has the answers, and I'm standing here blind because you won't—