10
ARIELLA
Instead of doing the Blood Ritual in my father’s study, I decided it would be best to finish it in my bedroom. If things were going to change, I wanted to be able to be away from the eyes of others if we had to leave. Brayden and I snuck through the hallways until we reached my bedroom. When I opened the door, he smirked and lifted a questioning brow.
Sighing, I rolled my eyes and waited for him to enter. “I didn’t bring you here for that, Brayden. I just wanted to make sure we had some privacy.”
He walked past me into my room and gazed around. My room was filled with shades of blue and silver, and now that I thought about it, it reminded me of the Winter Court. Subconsciously, I guess I was always thinking of Winter without ever knowing it. Brayden strolled around my room a
