We drove through town and stopped once to put blindfolds on. I thought Emily was going to hyperventilate, but Bennett skimmed a kiss over her forehead and she quieted. Even as the ‘bad guy’, he still had power over her. Then Kates turned and handed me the blindfold. I looked at it dumbly for a moment, but saw the appeal in her eyes. If I fought it, I wasn’t sure if she would’ve overtaken me and put the blindfold on or if she would’ve allowed Bennett to do it. It didn’t matter either way. I tied it behind my head and waited for Bennett to finish tying Adam’s.
Adam. What could I even say about him? I couldn’t think about him, not yet. I didn’t even know what I thought anymore. Kates. Adam. Myself. Emily—betrayal was running rampant in these parts of Benshire.
After the blindfolds were chec
