KATHERINE
I sat in the back of the armored SUV, watching the dark trees blur past the window while the engine hummed a low, steady vibration beneath my feet. We were heading back to the castle, and everything felt uncomfortable and I felt like I was choking on it.
Stephen was sitting in the seat next to me, his broad shoulders taking up way too much space, and he hadn't looked at me once since he’d ordered his men to give up the chase. They hadn't been able to catch Mira and her group, they had vanished into the fog like they were never there, and I knew Stephen was furious about it. He was working on a tablet, his fingers tapping the screen with a rhythmic, aggressive speed while his earpiece crackled with updates from the guards still searching the perimeter.
The silence between us
