Avery
The suite looked like a five-room apartment. The stone floors and medieval castle décor continued, except this suite was decorated in sumptuous reds. Everywhere I looked, red reflected back at me.
I couldn’t enjoy its finery as my skin felt itchy and my muscles twitched. The feeling of being watched had intensified since we’d arrived; it was similar to how I felt when I escaped from Kai. My nerves had been grated raw.
I thought about what Erik’s dragon had told me. Funnily enough, his beast was probably the only person I trusted. He’d scared me though, talking of locking me up. My thoughts were muddled. One moment, I craved Erik’s comfort, and the next, I distrusted him. I couldn’t find a middle ground like a pendulum swinging back and forth outside of my control.
“Would you like
