Chapter 16
HazelThe upside to being newly claimed, Hazel discovered, was that the warriors of the clan gave her a wide berth. The whole “can’t be alone with another male’s woman” thing meant rooms cleared out as soon as she entered. No one spoke to her to question why she wandered the halls. No one stopped to helpfully ask if she were lost—she was, a bit—and no one said a thing as she walked past the detainment cells into Seeran’s office.
The brig was exactly the type of sparse, utilitarian facility a lifetime of sci-fi movies had trained her to expect. The walls were a dark, matte metal. Harsh lighting illuminated every corner, highlighting every rough detail in the floor, walls, furniture and people. The soft lighting and comfort of Seeran’s quarters made more sense. All day in a hard
