VAELORA pushed her chamber doors open with more force than she intended to, and the doors hit the walls with a hard thud. Draekon came in behind her, closing the door gently. “Vaelora.” His voice was calm. “You didn’t tell me.” She said, her voice trembling with worry. “You didn’t tell me that you had already given your verdict about Rebekah and Khol’an.” "Before I could tell you, you already ran off to Rebekah’s chambers. And after that, I didn’t see you again until dinner.” "You have slammed that fate into her face.” Draekon exhaled, stepping closer. “Let’s be honest with ourselves, Vaelora.” He said quietly. “You were the one who made sure Khol’an be brought here so I could settle his case once and for all. And I’m quite sure when you did that, you did it with the intention that I

