Elowen's POV
He shot me a sidelong glance, expression unreadable. "That's none of your concern."
I pulled back immediately. "I wasn't trying to pry. I was just asking."
"Asking is also not permitted." His voice had the flat quality that meant the matter was closed. "Your affairs, I can manage and ask about. Mine, you have no need to ask and are not permitted to ask."
I turned to face the window and said nothing, because there was nothing to say to that. He did exactly as he pleased with every part of his life and mine, and I wasn't allowed a single question in return. The unfairness of it sat heavy behind my sternum but I pressed my lips together and swallowed it.
"Go tell your friend you're heading back tonight," he said. "Whatever you want to do tomorrow, we can decide then."
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