~~Carter's PoV~~
As I follow the sorceress into one of the other rooms in my parents' apartment, I try to leave my protectiveness and fear for Quinn behind. She can take care of herself, after all. She's smart and strong, and worrying about her right now is only going to distract me from what I need to be focused on. It feels like my whole life had been leading up to this moment, to finally finding out exactly what the f*ck this woman wants from me, and I'll be damned if I'm going to mess it up.
I know I have Quinn's support and I have this ring on my finger that's meant to protect me. Hopefully that will be enough for me to prevail.
The room we've walked into is a small sitting room and I gesture to the chairs after shutting the door behind us. “Let's take a seat.”
This all feels very
