Deric watched me with disapproving eyes. I could see the gears in his head turning; he was already thinking of the worst-case scenario.
"If this is your way of telling me that you’re going back to Silas, then I really don’t want to hear it."
"That’s not it at all. I had a dream."
"Yeah, I heard humans do have those from time to time."
Deric smiled at me when he saw the frustrated look on my face. I knew he was riling me up on purpose. His hands came to hold my waist.
"What happened? What did you dream about?"
"The Forbidden Tree. You’ve heard about it, right?"
I saw the moment Deric’s body tensed up when he heard my words. His hands, which had been tracing invisible lines on my hips, froze.
"You have lost your mind."
"Deric, listen to me—"
"No, Kerry, that’s enough."
He pushed m
