"Yeah, I'm a Dryad, so what?" I replied. "Get out."
"Where the hell is Runa?" The one called Alwyn asked, ignoring my demands for him to leave.
Runa grabbed my shoulders and used me to pull herself up. I pressed her body into the wall more, not wanting them to see even an inch of her. Still, her small head popped up past my shoulder.
"Runa?" Alwyn gasped.
"Alwyn, Eden, I'm fine," she told them. "Could you please give my mate and me some privacy?"
"Privacy? Hell no!" Alwyn practically shouted. "You took off and have been gone for days! Do you have any idea how worried everyone has been about you?"
He took a step closer, making me tense up.
"D-don't come any closer!" Runa rushed out.
"What? Why?" Alwyn asked, taking another step closer. "Come on Runa. Your mother is going to want to
