Chapter 210 A New Friend

• Nyxara
• I stormed back to my room, the anger and frustration still coursing through me like wildfire. My heart pounded in my chest, each beat reminding me of Varek’s cold words. I flung the door open, barely caring that it slammed against the wall with a loud thud. How could I have been so foolish? How could I let myself believe, even for a moment, that Varek might be capable of something more than just political indifference?
• I hurried to the bathroom, turning on the cold water and splashing my face. The coolness of it against my skin helped, if only a little, to calm the fire inside me. I looked up at my reflection in the mirror—my face flushed with anger, my hair a mess from the night before. It wasn’t just my appearance that bothered me; it was the fact that I had allowed myself to feel anything for him.