I stare at him, searching for the humanity I know is there. From the first moment I’d set eyes on Phoenix, I’d seen him only as a protector. He saved me twice.
This new version of him… I have no idea what to make of. There’s a kind Phoenix and a cruel Phoenix. Which version is the lie?
“Why?”
“In the hopes that it will encourage you to remember certain things about the past you claim to have forgotten.”
I suck in my breath. “Do you think I’m lying about it?”
He sits back and regards me with a thoughtful expression. “Undecided, as of yet.”
I shake my head. “I swear to you, if I thought that the Sanctuary had anything to do with an organization like Astra Tyrannis, I… I…”
“What?” he demands. “Tell me, Elyssa: what would you have done?”
“Something,” I finish lamely. “I would have done
