Islas' blood ran cold at his words. She gripped the frail fabric of her clothes tightly in her hands, her mind shutting down for a brief second.
"I… What are you talking about?" She stuttered,her voice trembling as she tried to calm herself down.
Marcus's expression darkened with anger before his lips curled up in a sinister smirk. "Don't you dare lie to me, girl" he said in a dangerously low voice,his voice echoing slightly in the empty corridor. "I know what you're hiding"
Islas breath hitched,her mind racing thinking of what to say. *How did he find out so fast?* She bit the inside of her cheeks tightly until she tasted blood in her mouth. She felt tears well up in eyes and she tried to will herself not to cry.
"I-I really don't know what you're talking about," she stammered, shaking her head as she spoke. "I have—"
