Lily
I barely made it halfway down the hallway before my thoughts became too loud to ignore. Caspian's words kept replaying inside my head, especially the way he had looked at me when he told me that I was something he was choosing. I didn't know what that meant for us, but for the first time since I had discovered that he was my mate, I didn't feel like I was standing completely alone on one side of the bond.
I reached the staircase and slowly walked down, running my fingers along the wooden railing as I tried to calm myself. The mansion was quieter than it had been earlier, although several warriors were still moving through the halls after the incident at the border. Everyone looked tense, and every few seconds someone would whisper to another person before quickly going back to whate
