CHAPTER 42
AVA'S POV
The hot fever that had nearly torn my mind apart last night had finally receded, leaving behind a heavy, hollow ache in my chest.
When I woke up, the sunlight filtering through the frost-rimed windows of my suite was pale and weak. I sat up clutching the heavy fur blankets to my chest. The bond was still there. I could feel it humming beneath my skin like a low, vibrating wire. but it was no longer violent. It didn't burn. Ash was quiet, curled up in a tight, protective ball in the back of my mind, though she remained hyper-sensitive to every shift in the wind outside.
I leaned my head against the headboard, a bitter taste in my mouth. Escorted to her suite immediately. Draken's cold words from the war room two days ago echoed in my head. He had removed me like a p
