Chapter 14
The arrow made everything sharper for Aria. The wide, dry waves of the desert, the pounding of her heart, her breath in her ears. She could feel Gavi beside her acutely, hear his short breaths and little sighs. He didn’t give her distance anymore and she had stopped fighting him.
Sometimes, if she was feeling particularly powerful, she shot him a triumphant look. He had thought she couldn’t do this. He had been so wrong. His only reaction to her looks was to hand her the flask of water, over and over again. It was getting so boring. All he cared about was water, rest, the food he thought she should eat. She tried to ignore him.
Aria’s father was calling her, and she was going to him. She finally knew what she needed to do and the knowledge filled her with power. It hummed und
