Chapter Four
I suck in a deep breath the moment I walk in the room. "Caspian," I whisper, my voice cracking with the pain of seeing him like this.
To my surprise, his face lights up as a smile spreads across his face. "You really came?"
I nod. "Of course I did." I gesture to Thomas to leave the two of us. Now I'm in here, the certainty that I need to be alone with Caspian overtakes me.
Thomas places a firm hand against my lower back. "I'll be outside."
I lean back into his touch, but he's already gone.
"I'll admit, I'm surprised you're here," Caspian says after a moment's silence.
"Why?" I pull out the chair opposite him and sit down. "And why are there no guards here?"
"There aren't any guards at all. The whole place is done by magic," he explains. "And as for why I'm surprised yo
