Betrayal (Shadow Hunters Trilogy #1) *COMPLETE*

You're Not Alone

A sharp rap on the door brings me out of my briefly peaceful slumber. I raise my head and look over at the door before nudging Robin. "Robin." I whisper. He opens his eyes as he sees my concerned expression as there's another knock. He removes his arm and I cautiously grab my dagger as Robin grabs his quiver and bow from the end of the bed and nocks an arrow. I inch toward the door and wait until he gives a slight nod. I ready my dagger and quickly open the door. Seeing it is just Will, we lower our weapons and motion him inside and shut the door.

"Robin, we need to leave." Will says.

As Robin puts his arrow back in his quiver, his brows knit together. "Why? What happened?"

"After helping Theo, Djaq and I decided to look around at the different wares in the marketplace. As we were walking around, Djaq spotted some of Gisborne's guards going around asking if they've seen you or Eva." Will looks between us. "As I said, we need to leave."

I look over at Robin as he purses his lips and nods. "Right. Will, make sure you, Djaq and Eva get back to the cart safely. I'll go get Isaac."

"Robin—" I start to argue.

"Eva, now isn't the time to argue."

"No it's not. I'll get Isaac." I say stubbornly.

He lets out an exasperated sigh. "Eva you have an injured shoulder. You can't fight. Go with Will and Djaq so that if confronted, you have two other people who can fight."

"I'll be fine! I'm trained to sneak around in the shadows." I point out. "Besides, he's my – "

"He's not your brother!" Robin shoots back. I glare at him and quickly turn away from him and sprint out the door. As I do so I can hear him call my name.

"Eva!" Robin exclaims and rolls his eyes before looking at Will. "Go get Djaq and bring her back to the cart."

"She's already there waiting while I came to warn you." Will says.

Robin nods. "Good. Then just meet us there." Grabbing his cloak, he turns and sprits after her, all the while praying she doesn't get caught.

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I run down the steps past the tables and run out the door while the innkeeper scolds me. I run out near the little shops and pause to catch my breath as I quickly look around. Once ready, I'm about to run off again when a cloaked figure appears and pushing me towards the wall with their head lowered so both our faces are covered. "Let go." I hiss but they hush me and look off to the side as two guards walk down the street asking people if they've seen us. Once they're out of side, the cloaked man takes a step back and looks up so I can see Robin's face. "Are you trying to get yourself captured?" He hisses. "You need to be more careful when running out in the open." He says quietly. I look away and he looks around us before handing me my cloak he was holding. "Quickly, put this on so we can get Isaac."

Robin watches me as I attempt to put my cloak on using only one arm. When he pushed me toward the wall I stumbled and my shoulder made contact with the wall sending a wave of pain. He steps forward and helps me. "How's your shoulder?" He asks.

"In pain. When you went to push me towards the wall, I stumbled and collided with the wall." I mutter as I avoid his gaze.

He frowns. "I'm sorry. That wasn't my intention. I was just trying to keep you from being seen by the guards." His hand gently touches my cheek as he lifts my face to look at him. "I know you're worried about Isaac but being reckless won't help anything."