I didn’t dare remove my eyes from her retreating figure, until she had disappeared completely down the hallway through which I had taken her that very first day in order to find a set of chambers for her. I wondered whether or not she would be going there right now, or whether they had given her a different set of chambers, one that would be more suited to her needs.
I pulled my eyes away from the now empty hallway, forcing myself to look a Aurora. I could barely believe what I had seen when I had walked through the door, and I could believe my eyes even less when I saw the state that my mate was in.
That was why I had said all of those things to her, to Hera. After the initial rebellious streak, I had instantly known that she wouldn’t just turn around and leave when I asked her to. I
