Chapter 26
RIV POV I followed her up the winding stone stairs. The soft golden glow of the torches lit her in flashes—her silhouette ahead of me like a beacon pulling me from the dark. I didn’t know where we were going until she turned down the familiar corridor… toward her alcove. My stomach twisted. She lifted the curtain that served as a door and stepped inside. I hesitated. Just for a second. Her space was small. Sparse. But it was hers. The scent of her lingered here. Woodsmoke and soft earth and something I didn’t have a name for but knew I would never forget. I stepped inside, and suddenly I was back in the cell—remembering how empty it felt when she left. How wrong it felt. She moved to the far corner of the room and began spreading out a blanket over furs that were spread out over th
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