10: Fear
When the knock sounded, his first thought was Brenna, maybe she had left something behind. Then,chad asked what she was doing back, but it's Freya's voice that answered.
That was when he remembered the order he had given Soren last night to fetch her first thing in the morning. He exhaled slowly, of course it was her. The timing was exact, just as he had planned. He straightened slightly against the bedframe.
When she entered the room, her gaze moved everywhere, taking in everything without settling, her expression guarded and unreadable. He watched her in silence, studying the way she moved, the way her eyes avoided his before briefly returning.
Then his attention dropped to her outfit, noticing that it was the same gown as of yesterday.
That was on him. He hadn’t sent clot
