Erick
I didn’t wait for Caleb to say a word inside my mother’s chamber. I simply turned on my heel and walked out. If I stayed in that room a second longer, with the scent of their… comfort lingering in the air, I might snap.
He followed immediately, footsteps hurried and uneven, like a student summoned by a strict instructor. The door shut behind us with a soft thud.
The corridor was empty.
Silent.
Still.
Perfect.
As soon as we were completely out of earshot, he tried—desperately—to speak first.
“Your Majesty, I—I can explain why I was in the Queen’s chambers. I came because I had something important to tell her. I wasn’t trying to—”
“Stop talking.” My voice cut through his rambling like a blade.
He shut up instantly.
I turned fully to face him, studied him for a solid, heavy s
