This basement, the cell I see through that tinted window and a sight on the other side all of this makes me extremely anxious. Especially when I watched Ilia, a part of my new life colliding with the one I thought I left behind.
The argument we had in his barn didn't help either.
He was right though. Ever since I came here I only took and took. I relied on those people in everything, and gave nothing in return. And when things got ugly, I tried to run.
And here I am relying on them again. To deal with Gage, to deal with my brother, who I brought to their doorsteps.
That's probably why when Ilia entered the room all I could hear was my own heart pounding like crazy in my chest.
I watched as Ilia confidently stepped in, and one warrior who was inside greeted him with a respectful n
