You’re up against decades of tradition and corruption. If you put your head above the parapet—’ ‘I might lose it. I know.’ I folded my arms. ‘The Rephs need to feed, and they just lost most of their voyants. Sooner or later, they’ll come for us. I don’t know if we can beat them, but I can’t lie down and let Scion decide how my life will look. I can’t do it, Nick.’ There was a brief silence. ‘No,’ my best friend said at last. ‘I don’t think I can do it, either.’
