~NYRA
I suddenly felt self-conscious.
This wasn’t a trait I thought could ever be associated with me. But as we stood there in the hall, with the whispers getting louder—I couldn’t help it.
The dress I chose suddenly felt too tight, like their questioning stares were a chokehold on me. My breathing started coming in fast, and I felt Rylan’s strong hand tighten around me.
“Don’t worry, everything will be fine…” he whispered, as they slowly continued leading me further into the hall.
But that only amplified the panic attack I was having, because anytime my mother told me that, it meant we were no longer safe and Eryndor was coming.
It made no sense and the situation was completely different, but in that moment, I felt real fear.
What if this was a trick? What if Eryndor had come for u
