Siren Ink

Chapter Thirty

Aksel

“You seem to talk a lot about Hale, but I feel like we hardly know you at all, Aksel. Tell me a little about yourself. What’s something no one knows about Aksel Winther?”

He exhales through his nose, eyes dropping briefly to the floor as if searching for the answer there. One corner of his mouth lifts in a small, apologetic smile.

“Hmm… I’m afraid I’m not that interesting,” he says quietly. “Most of my secrets are laid out for anyone to see.”

He hesitates, the smile turning wry. “Well, I suppose all of my secrets are out now.”