As soon as we stepped through the door, I barely had a moment to catch my breath before Elenora’s sharp voice cut through the room.
“I warned you,” she said, her arms folded tightly across her chest, her tone as cold as her gaze. “But you never listen.”
I knew what she was referring to. Her constant cautioning about getting involved with Alaric’s plans, about being too close to the chaos. But I could barely focus on her words. My mind was still reeling, filled with too many fragmented thoughts to care about Elenora’s reprimands.
Was Alaric really going to hurt Derek? I couldn’t forget the venom in his eyes when he spoke of him. And David, what relationship did he have with Alaric? The questions twisted and knotted inside me, leaving me numb and distracted. It felt like every time I gras
