Alessia:
Seraphina’s heels clicked away across the field, leaving the air sharp and sour behind her.
I watched her go.
I didn’t mean to.
I didn’t want to.
But I watched her.
You shouldn’t be giving her that much thought. Sage said, noticing how tense I was. She does not have the bond that we do.
But I couldn’t help it…
I watched the way she tossed her hair.
Watched the way two warriors glanced at her and looked away quickly, as if they knew better.
Watched how she walked, as if she belonged beside him.
Beside my…
No.
No, not mine.
I couldn’t assume something that I shouldn’t.
I forced my gaze back to the ground, but my pulse betrayed me, thundering in my throat.
Alexander must’ve sensed it because he turned toward me, studying my face with that unsettling intensity he used
