One thing I knew for sure was Silas had the answers. I knew down to my soul that whatever they’d been meeting about last night involved Dereck.
Involved me.
A tremor rolled down my spine.
What I wouldn’t give to shun everything Silas had said.
The warnings that had dripped from his cruel, arrogant mouth.
But I knew he meant it.
Knew he was uttering nothing but the truth.
And because of it, I was subject to his reign.
God, that pissed me off, too.
It’d been clear as day when the text had come through last night. I’d rushed to get it, thinking it was Dereck, only it was from an unknown number.
Unknown
You made the right choice, going back to your room. Would not have made me happy if I had to drag you back onto my property.
Didn’t love getting kneed in the balls, either, so let’s make sure that doesn’t happen again, yeah?
Me
How did you get my number?
Unknown
I know a whole lot more than you think.
When I didn’t respond in a few minutes, another text had blipped through.
Unknown
If you need me, use this number, and don’t make me have to chase after you again. Are we clear?
Me
Loud and clear.
I’d sent it with a sneer.
God, I despised him and his crooked crown and the fact that he held my well-being over my head.
The truth that he was the only thing I had.
I’d quickly saved his contact asKing.
The cup finally filled, and I brought it to my lips.
I breathed out in relief as the steaming liquid hit my tongue, then every molecule in my body was tightening and expanding when I felt the squall of energy rise behind me.
A flashflood of it when he swung open the door.
It wasn’t necessary to turn around to know it was him.
