Chapter Six
CASS
The journey back through the maze to the castle, despite my best attempts at conversation, was mostly silent.
Damon didn’t hesitate in choosing the path out of the maze. He probably had the route memorized. With his longer legs, I had to almost jog to keep pace with him, but I didn’t mind that. It helped take my mind off the cold.
Occasionally I felt his eyes on me, but he always dropped his gaze before I could get a read on him. There was worry in his expression though, and his broad shoulders were stiff with tension.
It didn’t make sense. Back in the cave, he’d been passionate and intense. Everything I’d ever dreamed a lover could be.
Things had been simple between us there, when it was just the two of us. I wanted him, and he wanted me.
Now he was evasive.
I tri
