The urgency in my voice must have finally reached Sable. Her guarded expression softened into a look of genuine worry and sort of concern.
The air around us that is damp with the cool breeze and smelling of wet earth, felt suddenly charged. Like tension charging into it.
"Help you escape?" Sable whispered, her eyes darting nervously toward the main path where Rachel was keeping watch. "Bambi, what are you talking about? Escape Alpha Dawn? Why? Everyone... everyone says you're his new favorite. That you're practically living in his shadow."
There was a hint of jealous dripping from her voice bit I ignored it.
I held onto her shoulders, needing her to see the desperate truth in my eyes. "It's a lie, Sable. It's a cage. A gilded one, but a cage nonetheless. I can't stay here, not now. Not after what I found out."
I took a deep, shaky breath, letting the cool cool air steady my panic. This was my moment of truth. I had to make her understand, even if it sounded insane.
