Chapter 1049 Promises, Promises

• Fallon
• He grabs my arms and tugs me closer than I expected he’d ever allow me to be. “I leave for Maatua in the morning. I have eyes on you, Fallon. If you’re going to believe anything I say, believe that. Do not trust anyone in this castle. I will be returning promptly, and when I do, I will be the guard that hovers over you day in and day out. I am your punishment for being a fucking idiot. Do you understand?”
• I shove him hard, but he barely moves. I grip his armor instead of shoving him off again, holding him against me. Alarm bells skitter through my head, but not because of him. No, because whatever he means… however he knows? He’s begging me to believe him in the only way he knows how.