Eve’s POV
“…the time’s still ticking.” One would have thought that serving my head on a table was enough punishment from Astrid but it was apparent that she had more coming for me.
The walk back to the lodge felt endless, my mind wandered off to Danny. I thought about who was taking care of him back there. I should never have returned back here, I knew it then, but if I ever doubted that; narrowly escaping death was all the confirmation I needed to that fact.
I should have been relieved at least but it felt as though the sweetness of my freedom already ended at the court.
As I approached the entrance to the lodge, I met a disheveled Malik, pacing and tired. His eyes told me he had not had any sleep for a while now. I was the one in confinement yet I almost looked better than he did i
