She didn't understand why Raina, who clearly hadn't seen Beth and the others earlier, would suddenly ask if someone had just come to see her.
But she knew her reaction just now must have given her away.
Even if she tried to cover it up, Raina probably wouldn't believe her anymore.
Still, there was no way she could admit it directly, so Skye forced herself to say, "I don't understand what you're talking about…"
Raina paused, then said thoughtfully, "You think I'm just trying to trick you? But have you thought about why I would ask you such a thing out of nowhere?"
Skye said nothing, but inside, she also found it strange.
If Raina hadn't seen anything, why would she suddenly question her? If not for that sudden question, she wouldn't have slipped up.
"My ability is foresight," Raina continued on her own, "but it isn't something I can fully control. Sometimes, pictures just appear in my mind…"
"Five minutes ago, I saw an image of three people visiting you. From the surroundings, it looked like right here and now."
"But when I came over, I saw nothing. You were just sitting here in a daze… If that's really the case, then it would mean my foresight was wrong."
"So I asked you, just to test. Honestly, I didn't expect much. But your reaction told me my foresight was not wrong. Am I right?" She looked straight into Skye's eyes with a smile.
Skye was already inclined to believe her. That would explain why her mother, Jia Ying, valued Raina so highly.
For any faction, someone with foresight was a huge asset.
Even if the foresight wasn't precise or under control, even if it only came as random flashes, it could still be lifesaving at crucial moments.
Just like now. The Professor's sub-personality had blocked everyone's senses, making them completely unaware of the three visitors.
Raina had indeed been affected, noticing nothing unusual.
But because she had foreseen the image beforehand, she was able to question Skye out of nowhere.
Even the Professor hadn't expected this.
If he had known of Raina's ability, he would have tweaked her memory just a little. That way, even if she foresaw something, she wouldn't have remembered it.
But as it stood, this was an accident.
"What do you want?" Skye stopped denying.
She knew it was pointless.
If Raina went to Jia Ying now, she would have no way to hide it—especially since there were telepaths in Afterlife, and she couldn't lie to them.
What she truly feared wasn't her mother learning the truth, but her mother recklessly provoking Raymond.
That was something she absolutely could not stop.
If Jia Ying really moved against the agency, Raymond might spare her life for Skye's sake, but he would definitely "teach a lesson."
And that "lesson" could very well mean Afterlife drowned in blood.
Having been with Raymond and David for so long, she knew—neither of them considered killing to be a big deal.
If needed, they would kill without hesitation, without a second thought.
That was why Skye had stayed behind—to try to persuade Jia Ying not to make such a mistake.
But Raina's sudden appearance, and her foresight ability, had disrupted her plan.
"I want to know what's going on," Raina said with a smile.
"And then? You'll run to my mother to report me?" Skye pressed, watching her carefully.
"No, no, no. I have no interest in reporting you. If I wanted to, I could have gone straight to the leader already," Raina shook her head lightly.
"You're… a spy?" Skye narrowed her eyes.
"Of course not. Do you take your mother for a fool? If I were a spy, do you think she would have let me awaken my powers?" Raina chuckled.
Skye realized she was right. Before joining Afterlife, Raina must have been tested by their telepaths. If she had anything to hide, it would have been exposed long ago.
But if she wasn't a spy, then why was she doing this?
Seeing Skye's doubt, Raina smiled faintly. "You may not believe this, but from the very first time I met you, I already saw visions of you in my mind…"
"What kind of visions?" Skye, curious despite herself, couldn't help but ask.
"From what I saw in the vision, that should be something happening far in the future. In the scene, you had already become the queen of the Inhumans, leading countless Inhuman soldiers into a great war."
"Your enemy was an alien woman who clearly wasn't human. She held a long spear that looked terrifying, but you showed no fear facing her."
"She commanded her alien army against your Inhuman troops, and both sides seemed evenly matched."
"Behind her, there was a mysterious king sitting on a massive throne. I couldn't see his face, but I could feel his terrifying presence." Fınd the newest release on 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹·𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑒·𝗇𝗲𝘁
"Behind you as well stood another mysterious figure. His appearance was unclear, but shadows surrounded him—countless and endless—circling him as if he were the center of the stars."
"That man behind you seemed equal in power to the alien king behind her. The war between you and her was actually a war between those two."