***Kayla's POV***
It's true..
I stalled.
You can't blame a girl for trying... Right?
But now it was time to put my money where my mouth is.
I talked a big game about following the path laid for me from ancient times, but am I really ready?
I followed Nyx to the palace, all the while feeling an ominous pressure intensify with every step.
We passed the large, white gates, through the hall from my dream with grams, through a door on the left side that I didn't notice before, and we were here.
A giant bedroom, with a very high ceiling, six columns on each side, and a huge bed in the middle of the room.
Nothing else registered with me once I saw the bed.
Nyx said something, but I couldn't tell what.
Her retreating figure didn't register.
Only the bed.
My feet had a mind of the
