Kalan’s fingers tightened around Mystic’s arm. She tried to pull away from him, but he held on. He followed Oren to the room where the nobles were waiting for him. Since last night, his mind and heart have been in turmoil. He could hardly sleep, because he couldn’t stop thinking about Mystic, and the danger that lurked just outside the door. The thought of losing her all over again drove him crazy, and made him feel helpless, because he couldn’t make her stay. Kalan even doubted that revealing the truth to her about what happened between him and Aria would stop her. She was so determined to get away from him he didn’t even understand why.
And no matter how hard he tried to think of a way to make her stay, he couldn’t think of anything. He spent the whole night wrecking his brain, trying t
