An Ember in the Ashes (An Ember in the Ashes, #1)

by Sabaa Tahir

“Fine.” She cuts me off. “I’ll tell you what’s bothering me if you tell me what you were really doing in the tunnels yesterday morning.” The comment is so unexpected that I have to look away from her. “I told you, I—” “Yes. You said were looking for the deserter. And I’m saying there’s nothing wrong with me. Now it’s all clear and in the open.” There is a bite to her voice I’m not used to. “And there’s nothing else to talk about.”