23
Red
I took a step forward. Mahaeru pointed a finger at me. “Stay right there, Prince Redlen.”
I pressed my lips together, clenching my teeth and my fists. How did the goddess want me to stay back when Blair was writhing in her bed, suffering.
“This … this shouldn’t be happening,” Layla said, her eyes wide.
This was her fault!
I stopped that thought before it took root. It wasn’t her fault. It was mine. I had agreed to Willow’s idea, I had gone after Layla, and I had believed in the goddess when she seemed so sure this would work.
And now Blair was paying for it.
Blair gasped and stilled.
I lurched forward. In a flash, Mahaeru appeared in front of me. “She’s fine.”
I blinked. “What?” I glanced over the goddess’s shoulders. In her bed, Blair sat up. “What’s going on?”
She press
