I knew Knox was lying before he finished speaking. He stood near the kitchen doorway with his jacket already on and although his voice remained calm, his eyes kept avoiding mine.
"I'm going to meet someone." Knox said as I folded my arms.
"Who?" I asked and he hesitated.
"Vane." He said and my stomach dropped.
"You aren't going alone." I said.
"I have a backup plan." He said.
"That wasn't what I said." I said.
"Maze." He said.
"No." I said as he walked closer.
"I need you here." He said.
"I need you alive." I said and his expression softened.
"I'll come back." He said.
"You don't know that." I said.
"I'll come back." He said and I stared at him.
The problem wasn't that I didn't trust Knox. I trusted him completely. The problem was that I didn't trust Elias Vane, and I certain
