“Abigail, breathe!” I commanded. “I’m okay. Fenris found me.”
Well, I escaped, and not without a little help.
“I can’t believe this,” she said, sounding both dazed and relieved.
“How are you doing?” I said, chewing on my lower lip. “I know it’s been…a bit. How’s your head? Have you had any weird after-effects from Sabine?”
“I’m fine,” Abi replied. “The headaches went away right after, and I was having those stress dreams, like I said, but that’s it. None of those horrifying nightmares from before. The most I have to complain about has been being trapped here, you know? It’s not such a paradise when you don’t know where your best friend is and if she’s okay.”
“I’m sorry,” I said lamely, feeling bad that I’d worried her.
“Celeste!” she scolded me gently. “Stop that. Unless you asked so
