Calix’s POV.
First of all, I am grateful she’s safe and back to the castle in one piece, but fury crashed through me at the thought of her disobeying me. She dared to wave it off and act as though she did nothing.
“Calix!” she dipped in a curtsey. More than anything, I wanted to grab her and hurl across the room for her act of insubordination, but I was exhausted after hours of staying awake and watching after my unconscious mate.
“I– I was worried about you and the men,” she defended, her voice incredibly low. “I’m sorry.”
Jerking to my feet, I was about to pronounce her punishment when the door flung open and Han walked into the room
“My lord, there’s something I must show you,” he said.
Tension pirouetted in the air, every nerve in my body wrung from curiosity as my gaze traveled
