Chapter 18

AMELIA

I was stunned into silence. I didn’t know what to do. So, I kept my eyes on the table surface and sensed Adelia sitting beside Dad.

The table was set and dishes were served. The heat of Tyson’s eyes didn’t leave me alone for even a moment. But I didn’t want to focus on it right now.

I had to think of something quick. Adelia was right in front of me.

The thought made me look up. How could I keep my gaze somewhere else when my little sister was right across me?

But unlike me, she was not looking at me. She was doing what I wanted to do—stare at the table and pretend that no one else existed in this place instead of me.

‘ Adelia. ’ I whispered down the bond in hopes that she would reply.

But she showed no signs of doing that anytime soon. My voice was met with resistance. Dad must have given her potions to keep this mindlink between us severed. This was the same thing that kept me from finding my way to her or else, I would have sensed her through our bond and gotten to her