Flashback ( PDFDrive )

instead of standing up to the Council when they banished Linh for
causing so many floods. And even before that, they’d tried to force
Tam and Linh to lie about their ages to hide the fact that they were
twins.
“Wait,” Dex said, fishing his own monocle pendant out from under
his tunic. “Does this mean all of our necklaces are contaminated?”
Sophie shook her head. “No. Mine is . . . different.”
“You don’t have to cover for me,” Keefe told her before turning to
Magnate Leto. “That’s my pendant. Alvar ripped hers off her neck and
gave it to Brant, who tried to make me burn her with it—”
“And you didn’t,” Sophie reminded him. “You helped me escape.”
“This was the day he stole Kenric’s cache and used it to join the
Neverseen?” Grady verified.
Keefe kicked the cot again. “Yep. They took my pendant too. And I
thought I was being all smooth by stealing it back and giving it to
Foster when I snuck into Foxfire.”
“You’re talking about the day you followed the Neverseen’s order to
set off a shock wave in Magnate Leto’s office—and left Sophie curled
up in a ball on the floor, covered in broken glass?” Grady asked.
“He gave me his cloak to protect me,” Sophie reminded him. But
she had a feeling Grady would be going back to calling Keefe That Boy,
like he had the whole time Keefe was playing double agent with the
Neverseen.
“You don’t have to tell me I’m a jerk,” Keefe mumbled. “I already
know.”
“Keefe—”
“Save your pep talk, Foster. Grady’s right to be mad. This is my
fault. I ran off, thinking I could fix everything myself. I stole your