By the next day when I woke up, I had a slight headache. I tried to wave it off and just get myself ready for the day, but I had already made up my mind: I would avoid Derek as much as I could. I couldn’t just face him, not after everything.
I planned on visiting Madam Kaelene, hoping she could teach me the best way to build a wall between me and Derek, so he wouldn’t be able to enter my head, mind-link with me, read my thoughts, or feel anything from me.
I dressed, took my bath, and not long after there was a knock on the door. At first, I thought it was Derek, but the knock sounded more like an omega coming to serve breakfast. Even so, I didn’t trust it. Maybe Derek was outside with her.
So I only spoke through the door.
“You can just drop the food at the doorstep. I’ll pick it up my
