Zaid
Turning off of the highway and into the hidden path, I lower my windows and take in the fresh air of home. Two days have passed since I left Ember in the cabin—two days of not holding her tightly or hearing her voice. It feels like every part of my being has been melded with Ember’s soul after getting to know her for ten days, feeling her soft body against mine and hearing her moan my name.
Leaving her there had left me filled with guilt, but I knew that bringing her to the Palace was out of the question. At the cabin, Ember is safely tucked away from harm’s way and can continue to heal and grow healthy after all the s**t Kendrik put her through. If she came with me to the Palace, Harold and his men would do everything in their power to get rid of her.
The road ends, much to my dis
