My mouth went dry, and my heart pounded so hard I was afraid they would hear it. Thoughts of what would happen to me if I were caught stealing the ke’tain made my stomach roil.
The guards reached the ward and spread out, but their eyes remained focused on the ke’tain. One of the Unseelie guards lifted his eyes and stared right at the spot where I stood. Could he see me?
He turned his head toward the Seelie guard who’d spoken first. “I see nothing out of place, and the wards are working.”
The Seelie guard scowled but kept his eyes on the altar. “I know what I saw.”
“It looks normal to me as well,” said the second Unseelie guard. “But if you are certain, it is protocol to send for our heads of security.”
I bit my inner cheek so hard I tasted copper. I was as good as dead if they sent fo
