Chapter 63

• KELILAH’S POV
• A suffocating silence filled my chamber, thick and unbearable. Gemini and Zara stole quick glances at me, uncertain of what to say as I sat stiffly on the edge of my bed, my arms crossed over my chest. I had returned from the dining hall hours ago, yet I couldn’t shake off the image of King Korvus’s cold, impassive face as he dismissed me like I was nothing.
• My fists clenched on their own. I had never expected warmth from him, but decency wasn’t too much to ask for, was it? The man had the emotional depth of a rock.