Chapter 20 · Marked Registry - Chapter 20: Hunter's Name

Cain's file was still glowing on the screen when Mia yanked her hand out of mine.

"Hunter," she said. Flat. Like the word didn't need anything else behind it.

I looked at the screen. Then at Cain. He hadn't moved. His face was exactly the same as it'd been two seconds ago, which meant he knew this was coming and didn't bother lying about it.

"Mia—" I started.

"He's Horne's hunter." She stepped back. Her mark was still faint silver on her wrist but her eyes had gone full gold. "You brought Horne's hunter into the Moon Well."

Cain's jaw tightened. "I'm also the reason half those names aren't dead yet."

"Oh, is that what you tell yourself?" Mia's voice cracked. Not from fear. From fury. "How many did you bring in before you grew a conscience?"

I should've said something. Should've stepped between them. But I was stuck looking at that file, at the list of names under Cain's record. Targets acquired. Targets neutralized. The dates went back three years.

Three years.

"Ella." Cain's voice was low. Careful. Like I was the one about to bolt. "I didn't know what the list was for when I started.