"You're joking, right?" Noah asked, disbelief evident in his expression.
Sefira shook her head. "No. What I am telling you is the truth."
Noah didn't know how to react. Those words couldn't possibly be true.
He had seen Mary die. He had watched her sacrifice herself and had later seen her body buried beneath the earth with his own eyes. And now, this woman had appeared out of nowhere, claiming that Mary was still alive.
How could he possibly believe that? Noah took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down. He needed to control his emotions before they overwhelmed him.
"How?"
His voice was strained.
"The academy found three dead bodies underground. Mary and two strangers were among them. I saw her die myself... while she was saving me."
Sefira folded her arms beneath her chest as she looked at him. The gesture made her chest look more prominent, but Noah's attention remained fixed entirely on her face and, more importantly on her eyes.
