*Saphira*
I didn’t try to say anything else after that; I was too embarrassed anyway. Making conversations wasn’t my forte, and I couldn’t help but wonder if my sheer awkwardness made him clamp up, or if he just didn’t feel what I felt.
Quietly, I led Aaron through the winding forest path, the crunch of twigs beneath our feet filling the silence. He followed behind me, and I could literally feel the unease rolling off him. Did I really make him so uncomfortable that he couldn’t stand to be near me?
No sooner had we stepped onto the manicured lawn than Grace appeared, materializing from the shadows of the porch like a wraith. Her eyes, sharp as an Eagle’s, locked onto me, narrowing with barely concealed fury. Even though she tried to mask it, I could still see the heavy accusation and j
