~ SASHA ~
No one moved or breathed. Sasha knew without Zev telling her that her response here was critical. She could give this woman no reason to snap—and no reason to see her as weak.
Dear Lord, how was she supposed to walk that line?
Sasha swallowed her fear. "The humans came looking for me, Aurelia. They wanted to take me out of here because they understand that I'm dangerous to them."
"How are you dangerous to them?"
"Because I can walk in their world, and reveal their secrets without being a secret myself, because I'm just a plain human."
Zev sucked in hard like he'd been sucker-punched and Sasha froze again. She wondered what he saw that she didn't, but she was too scared to take her eyes off the young woman to find out.
"Plain is right," Aurelia sneered.
Sasha raised her eyebrows. "I'm guessing if you're taking the time to be mean… maybe you want to drop that arrow so we can talk?"
